Shi You (, 48–33 BC) was a Chinese calligrapher,

eunuch A eunuch ( , ) is a male who has been castration, castrated. Throughout history, castration often served a specific social function. The earliest records for intentional castration to produce eunuchs are from the Sumerian city of Lagash in the 2 ...

, and writer of the

Han dynasty The Han dynasty was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC ...

, who served as Director of Eunuch Attendants () under Emperor Yuan of Han. He authored the dictionary ''

Jijiupian The ''Jijiupian'' is a Chinese character Primer (textbook), primer that was compiled by the Han dynasty scholar Shi You around 40 BCE. Similar to an abecedarium, it contains a series of orthography, orthographic word lists, categorized according ...

'' in 40 BC and is believed to be the inventor of cursive script.

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