The Calligrapher — Lǐ Yōng 李邕

Tang running-script master famed for his stele inscriptions.

Tang calligrapher (678–747), master of running script — known for 《麓山寺碑》（李北海）. Tang dynasty

Cultural Story

倉 is the store. The 周礼 built the 仓库 by the river; a 粮仓 held the tax grain against famine. To act 仓促 was to move before the stores were set; a dynasty fell 仓皇 from its burning 倉. The character is the granary and the panic when it runs dry.

Common words & phrases

• 仓库 warehouse · storehouse
• 粮仓 granary · barn
• 仓促 hurried · hasty
• 仓皇 in panic · flurried

Read the story behind the character

The 仓库 ships the night's order; the 粮仓 fills before the winter. A 仓促 reply misses the point, and the team leaves 仓皇 as the fire alarm sounds. Store, grain, and haste — this word runs the logistics floor and the group chat, from the full bin to the rushed exit.