The Calligrapher — Yán Zhēnqīng 颜真卿
Tang master of robust regular script; co-creator of the enduring 'Yan style'.
Tang calligrapher (709–784), master of regular script/running script — the Tang moral paragon whose upright, muscular regular script became the model of Chinese integrity in writing. Tang dynasty
Cultural Story
每 began as a plant symbol with 母, originally meaning 'lush, abundant' growth; over time it shifted to mean 'each, every one.' The 說文解字 links it to '草盛', flourishing grass. In the 詩經 it could mean 'often' or 'every', and classical prose used 每 to mark regularity across instances rather than a simple count.
Common words & phrases
- 每天 every day · daily
- 每次 every time · each time
- 每人 everyone · each person
- 每年 every year · annually
- 每当 whenever · every time
- 每时每刻 every moment · all the time
Read the story behind the character
每 structures modern routine: 每天 (every day) we check the phone, 每年 (every year) we travel home for Spring Festival, 每次 (every time) the train is late. 每人 (everyone) gets a turn; 每當 (whenever) it rains the street floods. 每時每刻 (every moment) the city keeps moving without pause.
Own this character
Purchase delivers the original SVG of this glyph, brushed by Yán Zhēnqīng 颜真卿, ready to place on skin, paper, or screen.