[1]Name, dates, and statusGuo Yu lived from 1257 to 1331 and was a Yuan official and a scholar of the Book of Changes.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The basic record gives Guo Yu's name, birth and death years, Yuan dynasty affiliation, office, and status as a scholar of the Changes.
WikidataGuo Yu (Q45708770)The English label, Yuan-dynasty description, and two time claims confirm Guo Yu's identity and the years 1257 and 1331.
[2]Courtesy name, sobriquet, and native placeGuo Yu's courtesy name was Wenqing, his sobriquet was Fuzhai, and his native place was Bianliang Circuit.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The name entries identify Wenqing as the courtesy name and Fuzhai as the studio name or sobriquet, while the address entry gives Bianliang Circuit as the native place.
WikidataGuo Yu (Q45708770)The names and name claims independently confirm Wenqing and Fuzhai as Guo Yu's alternate names.
[3]FamilyGuo Yu's father was Guo Tianyou, who lived from 1243 to 1318.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The kinship entry identifies Guo Tianyou as his father and gives the years 1243 and 1318.
[4]Entry into officeGuo Yu entered government through recommendation.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The entry category identifies recommendation, including the related terms baoren and baoju, as the mode of appointment.
[5]Appointments in 1312 and 1324Guo Yu was prefect of Fuliang in the first year of Huangqing, 1312, and qianshi in the Jiangxi Xuanweisi in the first year of Taiding, 1324.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The office entries identify the Fuliang post in the first year of Huangqing, 1312, and the Jiangxi post in the first year of Taiding, 1324.
[6]Other officesHis other listed offices were dushi of the Jiangzhe Branch Secretariat, prefect or prefectural governor of Gaoyou, tongzhi of the Liangzhe Tea and Salt Transport Intendancy, zongguan of Qingyuan Route, salt-transport commissioner of the Fujian Branch Secretariat, and yunshi.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The office entries list posts connected with Jiangzhe, Gaoyou, Liangzhe, Qingyuan, and Fujian, as well as the separate yunshi post.
[7]Patron and friendshipBu Lian Jidai was Guo Yu's patron in the first year of Yuanzhen, and Yuan Mingshan was his friend in the fourth year of Dade.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The relationship entries identify Bu Lian Jidai as patron and Yuan Mingshan as friend, with the first year of Yuanzhen and fourth year of Dade respectively.
[8]Teacher and appointment by Wu YuGuo Yu studied under Hou Kezhong, and Wu Yu appointed him during the Huangqing era.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The relationship entries identify Hou Kezhong as the teacher and record Wu Yu's appointment of Guo Yu under the Huangqing era.
[9]Scholarship and administrative reputationGuo Yu is identified as a scholar of the Changes and as a good, conscientious administrator.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The status entries identify him as a scholar of the Changes and use the designations good administrator and conscientious administrator.
[10]Associated titlesThe three titles associated with Guo Yu are Dayi tongyi and two records named with Fuzhai Guo gong.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The text titles give the three named works, and the alternate-name entry confirms Fuzhai as Guo Yu's sobriquet.
[11]Preface, inscription, biography, and xingzhuangGuo Yu wrote a preface for a book by Yuan Jue; Yuan Jue wrote his spirit-path inscription; Ma Shide was his biographer; and Xu Dong wrote his xingzhuang.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The relationship entries connect Yuan Jue with the preface and spirit-path inscription, identify Ma Shide as biographer, and identify Xu Dong as the author of the xingzhuang.
[12]Prefaces to the Minxing luLin Xingzu, Zhang Fu, and Huang Wenzhong each wrote a preface for the Minxing lu.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The relationship entries connect Lin Xingzu, Zhang Fu, and Huang Wenzhong with the preface to the Minxing lu.
[13]Gifts of poetry and proseGuo Yu gave poems and prose to Qiu Yuan, Hu Changru, Hou Kezhong, and Tang Binglong, and received poems and prose from Qiu Yuan and Hu Changru.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The relationship entries record Guo Yu's gifts of poems and prose to Qiu Yuan, Hu Changru, Hou Kezhong, and Tang Binglong, and gifts received from Qiu Yuan and Hu Changru.
[14]Offerings of poetry, prose, and booksTang Binglong, Lin Dinglao, and Zhang Siming presented Guo Yu with poetry, prose, and books.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The relationship entries state that Tang Binglong, Lin Dinglao, and Zhang Siming offered Guo Yu poetry, prose, and books.
[15]Parting wordsDeng Wenyuan and Tao Pu gave Guo Yu parting words.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)The relationship entries record parting words given to Guo Yu by Deng Wenyuan and Tao Pu.
[16]Memorials against Guo YuIn the second year of Zhishun, Zhang Ying, Liang Kui, Huang Yuanshen, Chen Wenchou, Chen Kang, Chen Gui, and Cai Run memorialized against Guo Yu.
CBDBGuo Yu (107733)Seven relationship entries identify the second year of Zhishun and the memorials against Guo Yu by Zhang Ying, Liang Kui, Huang Yuanshen, Chen Wenchou, Chen Kang, Chen Gui, and Cai Run.