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Mandarin · pinyin Zhōng Yáo

Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏 Cáo Wèi and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書 kǎi shū

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繇: yáo · yóu · reason, cause
钟: zhōng · clock; bell

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