黄滔

黃滔

Huáng Tāo

proper noun

Meanings

1 Huang Tao, late Tang dynasty poet

About Huang Tao

840–911 · 诗人 poet

Late Tang poet from Putian in Fujian who passed the imperial examination late in life and later served 王审知, ruler of Fujian. Local tradition counts him among the founders of Fujian's literary culture.

Also called 文江

Characters

黄

Huáng

Huang (surname); yellow

滔

Tāo

(billowing waters; given name)

Examples

HSK 6

黄滔是晚唐时期福建莆田的著名诗人。

Huáng Tāo shì wǎn Táng shíqī Fújiàn Pú tián de zhùmíng shīrén.

Huang Tao was a famous late-Tang poet from Putian, Fujian.

HSK 6

黄滔的诗作收录于《黄御史集》。

Huáng Tāo de shī zuò shōulù yú 《 Huáng Yùshǐ Jí 》.

Huang Tao's poems are collected in the Anthology of Censor Huang.

Tips

culture

His courtesy name 文江 'river of writing' matches his given name 滔 'surging water', as courtesy names were chosen to echo the given name. His collected works are 《黄御史集》 'Censor Huang's collection', after his post as 御史, an official who checked on other officials.

Stroke Order

黄 huáng

滔 tāo

黄滔