The Calligrapher — Ní Yuánlù 倪元璐

Ming running-script master who died a loyalist's death, one of the late-Ming 'three trees'.

Ming calligrapher (), master of running script — late-Ming calligrapher-painter of jagged, personal running script. Ming dynasty

Cultural Story

The Shangshu's oldest medical proverb turns on this character: "If the medicine does not dizzy you, the illness will never 瘳" — no cure without discomfort. Court historians recorded princes' fevers finally 瘳 with visible relief; the graph still smells of Zhou-era bronze, prayer and bitter broth.

Common words & phrases

• 病瘳 recovered from illness
• 瘳愈 heal · recover

Read the story behind the character

瘳 has left daily speech — today you simply say the illness is over — yet it thrives in the revival lane: hanfu-era dramas, wuxia novels and classical-quotation shows let a court physician announce the prince's fever has 瘳, and audiences nod, thrilled to catch one more antique word.