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Duan Yucai
Supreme Philologist of the Qianjia School and Author of the Shuowen Jiezi Zhu
Mural guide
A thatched pavilion open on three sides stands among tall bamboo; one person sits with their back turned at the veranda rail beside a zither and a stack of bamboo slips, while a stone path runs to a calm pond reflecting clouds and distant hills.
Also known as Duan Ruoying · Ruoying · Maotang · Master Maotang · Shuowen Jiezi Zhu Zuozhe
Master philologist and linguist of the High Qing whose landmark 'Shuowen Jiezi Zhu' revolutionized historical phonology, etymology, and classical lexicography.
Life and times
Dates 1735 - 1815
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