张僧繇

Traditional form:

張僧繇

Pinyin (reading):

Zhāng Sēngyóu

Definitions:

• Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家

Characters:

• 张 - to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper
• 僧 - Buddhist priest, monk
• 繇 - cause, means, reason

Traditional characters:

• 張 - to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper
• 僧 - Buddhist priest, monk
• 繇 - cause, means, reason