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薛稷

Mandarin · pinyin Xuē Jì

Xue Ji (649-713), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家 Táng chū Sì Dà jiā

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薛: xuē · kind of marsh grass; feudal state
稷: jì · god of cereals; minister of agriculture

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1–4 · Xue1 Ji4

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