钟繇

Traditional form:

鍾繇

Pinyin (reading):

Zhōng Yáo

Definitions:

• Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏 ( Cáo Wèi) and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書／楷书 (kǎishū)

Characters:

• 钟 - clock; bell
• 繇 - cause, means, reason

Traditional characters:

• 鍾 - cup, glass, goblet; surname
• 繇 - cause, means, reason