The Calligrapher — Lù Jiǎnzhī 陆柬之

Tang calligrapher and nephew of Yu Shinan; his running-script 'Essay on Literature' survives

Tang calligrapher (), master of running script — known for 《文赋》. Tang dynasty

Cultural Story

Hu is a mountain clothed in trees, glossed by the Er Ya as a hill with vegetation. The Shi Jing poem zhi hu has a soldier climbing a wooded height to think of his far father, so hu became tender with longing for family. Unlike the bare qi, the green hu keeps the warmth of life, a hill a wanderer remembers with love.

Common words & phrases

• 陟岵 climb a wooded mountain (miss father)
• 岵山 wooded mountain

Read the story behind the character

A nature account posts about hu shan (wooded mountain) trails bright with spring leaves, inviting families to picnic. Someone quoting the Shi Jing recalls zhi hu (climb a wooded mountain to miss one's father) when abroad on Father's Day. Though you rarely type hu alone, a reforestation group uses it for its logo of a green peak, and hikers tag hu for leafy ridges.