王羲之 wáng xī zhī

Wang Xizhi, famous Eastern Jin calligrapher

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 书圣shū shèng

Characters

Character Meaning
王 wáng HSK 5
surname Wang; king or monarch
羲 xī
same as Fuxi 伏羲fú xī, a mythical emperor; surname Xi
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it