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蘇軾

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Mandarin · pinyin Sū Shì

Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡 Sū Dōng pō, Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇 Sān Sū and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家 Táng Sòng Bā Dà jiā

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苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
轼: shì · horizontal wooden bar in front

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