书 圣

Shū shèngdictionary entry

great calligraphy master / the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wáng Xī zhī] (303-361)

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Original source entry:

書聖 书圣 [Shu1 sheng4] /great calligraphy master/the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361)/

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Other forms in these source records: 書聖

书
shū
book / letter / document / CL:本[běn],冊|册[cè],部[bù] / to write
Shū
abbr. for 書經|书经[Shū jīng]
圣
kū
(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)
shèng
(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred

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