钟繇

鍾繇
Zhōng Yáo
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Zhong Yao (151-230), Cao Wei minister and calligrapher credited with developing the regular script (kaishu)

Examples

HSK 6
Zhōng Yáo de érzi Zhōng Huì yě shì Sānguó shíqī de míngrén.
Zhong Yao's son Zhong Hui was also a famous figure of the Three Kingdoms period.
HSK 7-9
Zhōng Yáo bèi yùwèi kǎishū zhī zǔ.
Zhong Yao is hailed as the father of regular script.

Tips

history
Served Cao Wei 曹魏 as Grand Tutor 太傅. Together with Wang Xizhi 王羲之, often called 钟王 in calligraphy circles. His transitional style bridged clerical script (隶书 lìshū) and the regular script (楷书 kǎishū) that became standard.
mistakes
here is pronounced yáo, NOT yóu. The reading shifts depending on context (yáo for the name and 'follow', yóu in 'unrest' senses).

Stroke Order

zhōng
yáo