The Calligrapher — Yán Zhēnqīng 颜真卿
Tang master of robust regular script; co-creator of the enduring 'Yan style'.
Tang calligrapher (709–784), master of regular script/running script — the Tang moral paragon whose upright, muscular regular script became the model of Chinese integrity in writing. Tang dynasty
Cultural Story
(Xin Qiji wrote "醉里挑灯看剑，梦回吹角连营" — drunk, he lifts the lamp to gaze on his 劍, and dreams back to the camp's horns. The line is the soldier's regret set in steel. The character 劍 is the gentleman's blade, kept bright through a life of posts and defeats.
Common words & phrases
- 宝剑 precious sword
- 剑客 swordsman
- 剑术 swordsmanship
- 击剑 fencing
- 剑鞘 scabbard
Read the story behind the character
(The fencer 击剑 for the school team. The 剑鞘 rests on the shelf. The 剑客 bows before the bout. The 剑术 class meets at dawn. The word names the blade, the sport, and the art kept in the gym. The fencer 击剑 for the school team, the 剑鞘 rests on the shelf, the 剑客 bows, and the 剑术 class meets at dawn.
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