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钟繇

Zhōng Yáodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cáo Wèi] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書|楷书[kǎi shū]
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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:

鍾繇 钟繇 [Zhong1 Yao2] /Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書|楷书[kai3 shu1]/

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Other forms in these source records: 鍾繇

  • 钟
    zhōng

    handleless cup / goblet / (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc) / a (large) bell (CL:架[jià]) / clock (CL:座[zuò]) / amount of time / o'clock (CL:點|点[diǎn],分[fēn],秒[miǎo]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[sān diǎn zhōng] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wǔ fēn zhōng] "five minutes" etc)

    Zhōng

    surname Zhong

  • 繇
    yáo

    folk-song / forced labor

    yóu

    cause / means

    zhòu

    interpretations of the trigrams

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