English: The terms of large-character calligraphy have shown in Chinese literature across the ages including shushu, bokeshu, and bangshu. They appeared in the following chronological order: the term shushu was used as early as the Qin dynasty; bokeshu most likely originated between the Tang and Song dynasties; and bangshu only came into usage during the Ming and Qing dynasties. On a closer look, there are slight differences between the three: shushu refers to all sorts of inscriptions and signatures regardless of character size; bokeshu indicates every form of large-character calligraphy including shushu. Only in the Qing era did Kang Youwei make the term bangshu equivalent to shushu and bokeshu, making all large-character calligraphy commonly called bangshu nowdays.