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张僧繇

Zhāng Sēng yóudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

張僧繇 张僧繇 [Zhang1 Seng1 you2] /Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家/

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Other forms in these source records: 張僧繇

  • 张
    zhāng

    to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes

    Zhāng

    surname Zhang

  • 僧
    sēng

    (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[sēng qié])

  • 繇
    yáo

    folk-song / forced labor

    yóu

    cause / means

    zhòu

    interpretations of the trigrams

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