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
笱 was a bamboo fish trap set in a stream weir, its funnel mouth admitting fish that could not find the way back out. The Book of Songs scolds a trespasser: do not cross my dam, do not open my 笱 — property, marriage, and jealousy braided into one rippling image.
Common words & phrases
- 鱼笱 fish trap
Read the story behind the character
No one sets a 笱 (fish trap) anymore except folk-craft demonstrators and museum workshops; fishermen use nets and sonar. The character survives inside classical anthology readings — students puzzle over that Book of Songs line — and in village tourism videos where elders weave traps for the camera.
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