The Calligrapher — Chǔ Suíliáng 褚遂良
Tang chancellor and regular-script master of elegant, balanced strokes.
Tang calligrapher (596–658), master of regular script — Tang master of graceful, tensile regular script favored by the imperial court. Tang dynasty
Cultural Story
The 'Zuo Zhuan' tells how Duke Jing of Qi bit a rope to play 孺子牛 for his toddler, a doting father later mocked. Lu Xun recast the phrase — 'willing to be an ox for the children' — as a teacher's credo. 妇孺 marked women and babes needing protection in wartime proclamations.
Common words & phrases
- 孺子 child · young boy
- 妇孺 women and children
- 孺子牛 willing ox · willing servant
- 孺慕 childlike admiration · filial love
Read the story behind the character
Disaster relief prioritizes 妇孺 in evacuation plans, and Teacher's Day tributes call educators 孺子牛. Parenting essays invoke 孺慕 for a child's devotion, while history museums display the Qi duke's tale. The ox-at-play now stands for selfless care, from classroom to shelter.
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