徐渭

Xú Wèi
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Xu Wei (1521–1593), Ming painter, calligrapher, poet and playwright

Examples

HSK 3
Xú Wèi shì Míngdài de dà huàjiā.
Xu Wei was a great painter of the Ming dynasty.
HSK 7-9
Xú Wèi de xiěyì huāniǎohuà duì hòulái de huàjiā yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.
Xu Wei's freehand bird-and-flower paintings had a great influence on later painters.

Tips

culture
His courtesy name was 文长, and as 徐文长 he is the quick-witted trickster of Zhejiang folk tales. Later painters revered him: 郑板桥 cut a seal calling himself a servant at the gate of 青藤 "Green Vine", Xu Wei's sobriquet.

Stroke Order

徐 xú
渭 Wèi