蔡襄

CàiXiāng

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Meanings

1 Cai Xiang (1012-1067), Northern Song dynasty calligrapher, statesman, and tea expert

Characters

to assist (given name)

Examples

蔡襄是宋代四大书法家之一。

Cài Xiāng shì Sòng dài sì dà shūfǎjiā zhī yī.

Cai Xiang is one of the Four Great Calligraphers of the Song dynasty.

蔡襄写的《茶录》是中国茶文化的重要文献。

Cài Xiāng xiě de 《Chá Lù》 shì Zhōngguó chá wénhuà de zhòngyào wénxiàn.

Cai Xiang's Record of Tea is an important document in Chinese tea culture.

Tips

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Cai Xiang is grouped with Su Shi 苏轼 (Sū Shì), Huang Tingjian 黄庭坚 (Huáng Tíngjiān), and Mi Fu 米芾 (Mǐ Fú) as the 宋四家 (Sòng Sì Jiā, 'Four Masters of the Song'). He also designed the Wan'an Bridge 万安桥 in Quanzhou and wrote 茶录 (Chá Lù), an early treatise on tea.

Stroke Order

蔡 Cài

襄 Xiāng