祝允明

Zhù Yǔnmíng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Zhu Yunming (1460–1526), Ming calligrapher, also known as Zhu Zhishan

祝枝山 Zhù Zhīshān Zhu Yunming · calligrapher, 1460–1526

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

祝允明的草书非常有名。

Zhù Yǔnmíng de cǎoshū fēicháng yǒumíng.

Zhu Yunming's cursive script is very famous.

HSK 6

祝允明号枝山，所以人们常叫他祝枝山。

Zhù Yǔnmíng hào Zhīshān, suǒyǐ rénmen cháng jiào tā Zhù Zhīshān.

Zhu Yunming's art name was Zhishan, so people often call him Zhu Zhishan.

Tips

culture

He had an extra finger on his right hand, hence the art name 枝山, from 枝指 "branch finger". With 唐寅, 文徵明 and 徐祯卿 he was one of the Four Talents of Wuzhong, and in folk tales such as 《唐伯虎点秋香》 he plays the witty friend of 唐伯虎.

Stroke Order

祝 zhù

允 yǔn

明 míng