薛稷 Traditional form: 薛稷 Pinyin (reading): Xuē Jì Definitions: Xue Ji (649-713), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家 ( Tángchū Sì Dàjiā) Characters: 薛 - wormwood, marsh grass; a feudal state 稷 - god of cereals; minister of agriculture Traditional characters: 薛 - wormwood, marsh grass; a feudal state 稷 - god of cereals; minister of agriculture