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王羲之

Mandarin · pinyin Wáng Xī zhī

Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖

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王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
羲: xī · surname
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

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2–1–1 · Wang2 Xi1 zhi1

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