张僧繇 / 張僧繇

zhāng​sēng​yáo

Zhang Sengyou

Zhang Sengyou (c. 490-540), a famous painter of the Southern Liang dynasty known for Buddhist murals and his skill in painting dragons; he is the subject of the idiom [[画龙点睛|畫龍點睛|hua4 long2 dian3 jing1]]

zhāng​sēng​yóu

张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · Zhang 僧 (literal) → 僧 · sēng · monk 繇 (literal) → 繇 · yáo · [corvee labor]

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM