邵雍

Shào Yōng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Shao Yong (1011–1077), Northern Song philosopher and poet

Examples

HSK 5
Shào Yōng shì Běisòng yǒumíng de zhéxuéjiā.
Shao Yong was a famous philosopher of the Northern Song.
HSK 7-9
Shào Yōng zhù zài Luòyáng, bǎ zìjǐ de xiǎowū jiàozuò " ānlèwō ".
Shao Yong lived in Luoyang and called his little house "the Nest of Peace and Happiness".

Tips

history
In 《皇极经世》 he built a history of the cosmos out of numbers drawn from the 《周易》, and he is counted among the five founding thinkers of Northern Song 理学 (Neo-Confucianism). He is also called 邵康节, after his posthumous name, and fortune-tellers still credit him with 梅花易数, "plum-blossom numerology".

Stroke Order

邵 shào
雍 yōng