He was said to have "strokes of iron and hooks of silver," that is, a perfect modulation between the bold and the delicate. Wang Xizhi, of the Eastern Jin, which fled south from the encroachment of invaders, displayed a helpless yet defiant vital force through his calligraphy.
所謂「鐵劃銀鉤」，王羲之的字剛柔並濟，處於晉室南渡偏安局勢的王羲之，已然藉由書法的線條展現了既無奈且頑強的生命力。