张若虚

Traditional form:

張若虛

Pinyin (reading):

Zhāng Ruòxū

Definitions:

• Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜

Characters:

• 张 - to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper
• 若 - if, supposing, assuming; similar
• 虚 - false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain

Traditional characters:

• 張 - to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper
• 若 - if, supposing, assuming; similar
• 虛 - false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain