The Calligrapher — Sūn Guòtíng 孙过庭
Tang cursive master and author of the key treatise 'Shu Pu'.
Tang calligrapher (约646–691), master of cursive script — known for 《书谱》. Tang dynasty
Cultural Story
The 嬴 clan rose from the western marches to found China's first empire; 嬴政, later Qin Shi Huang, unified the warring states in 221 BCE and standardized script, weight, and road. 嬴秦 names that short, ruthless dynasty. The surname carries the weight of unification and the terror of book-burning alike.
Common words & phrases
- 嬴政 Ying Zheng (Qin Shi Huang)
- 嬴秦 the Ying Qin dynasty
- 嬴氏 the Ying clan
Read the story behind the character
History textbooks open the imperial age with 嬴政, and surname databases list 嬴 among China's oldest clans. Documentaries rebuild his terracotta army frame by frame, while 嬴秦 appears in essays on centralized power. The character now mainly summons the founder's silhouette behind museum glass and exam questions.
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