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
髁 joins the bone radical 骨 with 果 and is an anatomical term for a rounded bony knob. It names the condyle, the smooth protuberance at a joint where one bone meets another.
Common words & phrases
- 股骨髁 femoral condyle
- 髁突 condylar process
- 内髁 medial condyle
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In the modern world
髁 is medical Latin made Chinese: the 股骨髁 is the femoral condyle at the knee, the 髁突 the condylar process of the jaw, and 内髁 the medial condyle. Orthopedists and their patients meet this word on scans, in surgery plans, and in talk of worn joints.
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