In the end of Later Han period, there appeared 'shinsho,' that is, kaisho-tai (square [block] style of writing) which was 80 % simplified from 'Hachibu', and furthermore, there appeared gyosho-tai (semi-cursive style of writing).
後漢末には八分の筆法を簡略化した「真書」すなわち楷書体が誕生し、さらに行書体が生まれた。