书圣

書聖

shūshèng

noun

Meanings

1 the Sage of Calligraphy, epithet of Wang Xizhi
2 a supreme master of calligraphy

王羲之 Wáng Xīzhī Wang Xizhi · calligrapher, 303–361

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Examples

HSK 1

书圣王羲之是东晋人。

Shūshèng Wáng Xīzhī shì Dōngjìn rén.

Wang Xizhi, the Sage of Calligraphy, lived in the Eastern Jin.

HSK 7-9

很多人练书法都是从临摹书圣的《兰亭序》开始的。

Hěnduō rén liàn shūfǎ dōu shì cóng línmó shūshèng de 《 Lántíngxù 》 kāishǐ de.

Many people learning calligraphy start by copying the Sage of Calligraphy's Preface to the Orchid Pavilion.

Tips

culture

Each art has its sage: 诗圣 Du Fu for poetry, 画圣 Wu Daozi for painting, 书圣 Wang Xizhi for calligraphy. His son 王献之 was nearly as famous, and the two are known together as the 二王.

Stroke Order

书 shū

圣 shèng