怀素

懷素

Huáisù

proper noun

Meanings

HSK 5

怀素是唐代有名的书法家。

Huáisù shì Tángdài yǒumíng de shūfǎjiā.

Huaisu was a famous Tang calligrapher.

HSK 7-9

怀素年轻时没钱买纸，就在芭蕉叶上练字。

Huáisù niánqīng shí méi qián mǎi zhǐ, jiù zài bājiāo yè shàng liàn zì.

When he was young, Huaisu had no money for paper, so he practised writing on banana leaves.

culture

Like 张旭, he wrote best when drunk, and the two are paired as "mad Zhang, drunk Su". His 《自叙帖》 of 777 is the most famous scroll of 狂草, wild cursive.

怀 huái

素 sù