姚鼐

Yáo Nài

proper noun

Meanings

1 Yao Nai (1731–1815), Qing essayist and a founding master of the Tongcheng school of prose

Characters

great tripod cauldron

Examples

HSK 5

姚鼐的《登泰山记》写了他冬天登上泰山看日出的经过。

Yáo Nài de 《 Dēng Tàishān jì 》 xiě le tā dōngtiān dēngshàng Tàishān kàn rìchū de jīngguò.

Yao Nai's "Climbing Mount Tai" records how he climbed Mount Tai in winter to watch the sunrise.

HSK 6

姚鼐是清代桐城派的散文家。

Yáo Nài shì Qīngdài Tóngchéngpài de sǎnwénjiā.

Yao Nai was a prose writer of the Tongcheng school in the Qing dynasty.

Tips

history

The 桐城派 is named after Tongcheng county in 安徽, home of Yao Nai and the school's other founders, 方苞 among them. His anthology 《古文辞类纂》 became the school's model reader of classical prose.

Stroke Order

姚 Yáo

鼐 nài