Xu Shen

Xu Shen (c. 58 – c. 148) was a scholar and politician from the Han dynasty. He was the writer of the Shuowen Jiezi, a Chinese dictionary.

Xu Shen
許慎
Born	58 C.E. Henan, China
Died	148 C.E. (aged 89 or 90)
Nationality	Chinese
Other names	叔重 Shūzhòng
Occupation	Calligrapher, philologist, politician, writer
Notable work	Shuowen Jiezi

Xu Shen Media

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  A page from a 17th century copy of a Northern Song dynasty edition of the Shuowen Jiezi

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  A leaf from the Shuowen Jiezi. The large character on the upper left is written in the ancient Zhou form.