Beyond serving the functions of recording and transmitting information, Chinese characters, due to their multiplicity of forms and limitless possibilities for extension, have developed into an art in themselves.
漢字不僅具備文字的資訊傳達、記錄功能，更由於其字字不同的字形，以及含蘊無限發展可能的造形因素，而發展成為可以脫離文字原始實用功能的藝術。