[1]Name and datesZhang Huiyan was born in 1761 and died in 1802. One biographical text displays the birth year as “176l,” while the structured date range and the other biographical text give 1761–1802.
CBDBZhang Huiyan (34226)The main record identifies the person as 張惠言 and gives 1761 as the birth year and 1802 as the death year.
Souyun張惠言 (60124)The biographical texts and the structured time-span annotation give the range 1761–1802; the second text contains the original string “176l–1802.”
WikidataHuiyan Zhang (Q11067115)The English label is Huiyan Zhang, and the birth and death time values are 1761 and 1802.
[2]IdentityZhang Huiyan was a Qing-dynasty classical scholar, ci poet, classical-prose writer, and calligrapher.
CBDBZhang Huiyan (34226)The main record places him in the Qing dynasty and classifies him as a calligrapher, a scholar of the Changes and ritual classics, a writer of classical prose, and a ci poet.
Souyun張惠言 (60124)The biographical texts describe him as a classical master and a major scholar of the Qianlong–Jiaqing period, while also discussing his ci, prose, and calligraphy.
[3]Courtesy name and sobriquetsHis courtesy name was Gaowen, with the written variants 皋聞 and 臯文; Mingke was a sobriquet and Yiming his original name.
CBDBZhang Huiyan (34226)The names record lists 一鳴, 皋文, 皋聞, 臯文, and 茗柯; it classifies the three 皋文 forms as the courtesy name and 茗柯 as a studio name or sobriquet.
Souyun張惠言 (60124)The biographical texts and alias annotations identify 皋文 and 皋聞, 茗柯, and the original name 一鳴.
WikidataHuiyan Zhang (Q11067115)The Traditional Chinese name set and name claims include 一鳴, 皋文, 皋聞, 臯文, and 茗柯.
[4]Other namesOther names associated with him are Shoujingtang and Ruoge.
CBDBZhang Huiyan (34226)The names record lists 受經堂 as a studio name or sobriquet and also lists 若舸, whose type is unspecified.
[5]Native placeHe was a native of Wujin in Jiangsu.
CBDBZhang Huiyan (34226)Both basic-address entries give Wujin as his registered native place.
Souyun張惠言 (60124)The biographical texts and regional annotation identify him as a native of Jiangsu Wujin.
WikidataHuiyan Zhang (Q11067115)The birthplace claim points to Q57970, corresponding to the Wujin birthplace identified by the biographical sources.
[6]Examination recordHis examination record includes the county-school attached-student, stipend-student, provincial-tribute-candidate, and teaching-post examination statuses.
CBDBZhang Huiyan (34226)The examination entries list county-school attached student, stipend student, two entries for provincial tribute candidate, and successful completion of the teaching examination.
[7]Jinshi degreeIn 1799, the fourth year of the Jiaqing reign, Zhang Huiyan passed the jinshi examination.
CBDBZhang Huiyan (34226)The examination entries record the jinshi degree, with one entry also carrying the examination rank.
Souyun張惠言 (60124)The biographical texts connect the jinshi degree with the fourth year of the Jiaqing reign; the structured annotations give both the reign year and 1799.
[8]Examination rankHe ranked thirteenth in the second class of the jinshi examination.
CBDBZhang Huiyan (34226)The examination-rank field gives 第2甲第13名, meaning thirteenth in the second class.
[9]Shujishi appointmentHis office record includes the post of shujishi.
Souyun張惠言 (60124)Both biographical texts state that he was an official or appointee as 編修, and the structured annotations also list the office.
[11]FamilyHis father was Zhang Chanbin and his mother was Jiang; his younger brother was Zhang Qi, his son Zhang Chengsun, his clan nephew Zhang Yaosun, and his maternal nephew Dong Shixi.
CBDBZhang Huiyan (34226)The kinship entries identify his father as Zhang Chanbin, his mother as Jiang, his younger brother as Zhang Qi (1764–1833), his clan nephew as Zhang Yaosun (1808–1863), his maternal nephew as Dong Shixi (1782–1831), and his son as Zhang Chengsun.
[12]FriendsThe relationship entries identify Li Zhaoluo, Wu Dexuan, Yun Jing, Ding Jie, Wang Zhuo, Zhuang Yukui, Zhuang Shuzu, Lu Jilü, and Hu Bingqian as his friends.
CBDBZhang Huiyan (34226)The first nine association entries are all marked as friends and name Li Zhaoluo, Wu Dexuan, Yun Jing, Ding Jie, Wang Zhuo, Zhuang Yukui, Zhuang Shuzu, Lu Jilü, and Hu Bingqian.
[13]StudentsThe relationship entries identify Dong Shixi, Zhou Kai, Jiang Chengzhi, Tang Qiaming, and Jin Shiyu as students or disciples.
CBDBZhang Huiyan (34226)The relationship entries mark Jiang Chengzhi, Zhou Kai, Dong Shixi, Tang Qiaming, and Jin Shiyu as students or disciples.
[14]Intellectual developmentHis intellectual career moved from parallel prose and ci to classical prose and the study of the Classics.
Souyun張惠言 (60124)The biographical sequence moves from pianwen and ci through classical prose to classical learning.
[15]Pianwen and Changzhou ciHe excelled in parallel prose and ci, and became a founder of the Changzhou ci school.
Souyun張惠言 (60124)The first biography says that he initially excelled in pianwen, whose diction was exceptionally fine, and in ci, and calls him a founder of the Changzhou ci school.
[16]Classical prose and the Yanghu schoolHe studied Han Yu and Ouyang Xiu in classical prose and, together with Yun Jing, helped establish the Yanghu school.
Souyun張惠言 (60124)The biographies describe his study of Han Yu and Ouyang Xiu in classical prose and state that he and Yun Jing jointly opened the Yanghu school; the structured annotations identify the same figures and school.
[17]Classical learningHe then devoted himself to classical learning, especially the Yijing and Liji, and was particularly accomplished in Yu’s study of the Yijing.
CBDBZhang Huiyan (34226)The status entries classify him as a scholar of the Changes and ritual classics.
Souyun張惠言 (60124)Both biographies describe his turn to classical learning, his depth in the Yijing and Liji, and his special expertise in Yu’s interpretation of the Yijing.
[18]Ritual learning and New Text ConfucianismHe followed Zheng Xuan in ritual learning, became a leading classical scholar, and was called a master of New Text Confucianism.
Souyun張惠言 (60124)The biographies describe him as a classical master, state that he followed Zheng Xuan in ritual learning, and call him a master of New Text Confucianism; the structured annotations identify the same designations and scholar.
[19]Ci poeticsIn ci poetics he elevated the form, articulated the ideals of 深美閎約 and 意內言外, emphasized 比興 and 寄託, and opposed the late Zhejiang tradition.
Souyun張惠言 (60124)The ci-poetics biography says that he elevated the ci form, explained its deep, beautiful, expansive, and restrained quality, advanced the meaning-within-and-words-without principle, emphasized 比興 and 寄託, and sought to correct the late Zhejiang current.
[20]Seal scriptHe was skilled in seal script and was classified as a calligrapher.
Souyun張惠言 (60124)The biography explicitly says that he excelled in seal script.
[21]Major worksHis major works include the classical studies 《周易虞氏義》, 《虞氏消息》, and 《虞氏易候》, the literary works 《茗柯文編》 and 《茗柯詞》, and the edited anthologies 《詞選》 and 《七十家賦鈔》. The titles 易候/虞氏易候 and 茗柯文編/茗柯文集 vary across the records.
Souyun張惠言 (60124)The biographical texts list 《周易虞氏義》, 《虞氏消息》, 《易候》, 《茗柯文編》, and 《茗柯詞》, and state that he compiled 《詞選》 and 《七十家賦鈔》.
CBDBZhang Huiyan (34226)The works entries list the corresponding titles; the catalog uses 虞氏易候 for 易候 and gives 茗柯文 and 茗柯文集 alongside the biographical title 茗柯文編.
[22]Other classical worksOther works listed as his compositions include 《儀禮圖》, 《周易荀氏九家義》, 《墨子經說解》, 《易緯略義》, 《虞氏易事》, 《虞氏易禮》, 《虞氏易言》, and 《讀儀禮記》; 《易義別錄》 is listed as a compilation.
CBDBZhang Huiyan (34226)The works entries identify the eight titles as works by Zhang Huiyan and classify 易義別錄 as a compilation.
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