三苏

三蘇

Sān Sū

proper noun

Meanings

1 the Three Su, Su Xun and his sons Su Shi and Su Zhe, writers of the Northern Song

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

唐宋八大家中，三苏父子就占了三位。

Táng-Sòng Bā Dàjiā zhōng, Sān Sū fùzǐ jiù zhàn le sān wèi.

Of the Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song, the Su father and sons account for three.

HSK 7-9

眉山是三苏的故乡。

Méishān shì Sān Sū de gùxiāng.

Meishan is the hometown of the Three Su.

Tips

history

苏洵 took up serious study only at 27. In 1056 he brought his sons 苏轼 and 苏辙 to the capital, both passed the highest examination the next year, and the three became famous together. Their family home in 眉山, Sichuan, is now the 三苏祠 shrine.

Stroke Order

三 sān

苏 sū