The responsibility for this momentous task went to his prime minister, Li Ssu. The unified style of written characters was called "Hsiao Chuan." Further progress in time saw further evolution in the style and form of the written language. During the Han dynasty (206 BC-219 AD), a more refined version of calligraphic script was known as the "Li Shu."
其後為了使書寫更方便，草隸（草書）、楷書、行書，都逐漸衍化而生，成為今人通用的文字。