CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The basic address identifies Dongyang as his native place.
Souyun胡助 (40159)The profile and biographies identify him as a native of Wuzhou Dongyang.
[8]Learning and literary talentHu Zhu was fond of reading and had considerable literary talent.
Souyun胡助 (40159)Both biographies describe his love of reading and his literary talent.
[9]Physical descriptionThe biography describes him as slight, almost unable to bear the weight of his clothes.
Souyun胡助 (40159)The biography describes him as 身形瘦弱,若不勝衣.
[10]RecruitmentHis career involved recommendatory recruitment and the maocai, caixing, wugong, and lianren categories of appointment.
CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The appointment data lists 徵辟 and the non-regular categories 茂才、才行、武功、廉仁.
[11]Jiankang academic postAfter selection as a maocai, Hu Zhu became an academic registrar in the Jiankang Route; the office is also represented as 諸路總管府學錄.
Souyun胡助 (40159)The biographies say that he was selected as a maocai and appointed academic registrar in the Jiankang Route.
CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The appointment and office data give the maocai category, the title 諸路總管府學錄, and the associated place 建康路.
[12]Hanlin appointmentA recommendation brought Hu Zhu to the Hanlin National History Institute, where he became a compiler and was promoted to xiuzhuan.
Souyun胡助 (40159)The biographies state that a recommendation led to his appointment as a Hanlin National History Institute compiler and his promotion to xiuzhuan.
CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The office data lists the Hanlin National History Institute compiler post.
[13]Retirement and deathHe later retired as a Taichang boshi, with the office also given as 太常禮儀院博士, and died.
Souyun胡助 (40159)Both biographies say that he retired as a Taichang doctor and died.
CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The office data gives the fuller title 太常禮儀院博士.
[14]Other officesHis other offices included a county-school instructor, a professor of Confucian learning, an academy head, and a manager of the Six Ministries archival storehouse.
CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The office data lists 縣學教諭, 諸路總管府儒學教授, and 書院山長.
[15]Wu Cheng’s appraisalWu Cheng, courtesy name Boqing, praised Hu Zhu’s poetry and compared its five- and seven-character verse to orchids and bamboo refreshed by dew and rain.
Souyun胡助 (40159)The biography recounts Wu Cheng Boqing’s praise at Jinling and his comparison of Hu Zhu’s five- and seven-character verse to orchids and bamboo.
[16]Final instruction and xingzhuangOne biography reports that Hu Zhu did not want others solicited to write his xingzhuang or epitaph, while the association data also identifies Ye Jinweng as his friend and author of an xingzhuang for him.
Souyun胡助 (40159)The biography reports the instruction 勿丐人狀其行、銘其墓.
CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The associations identify Ye Jinweng as a friend and as the author of an xingzhuang for Hu Zhu.
CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The association data identifies Wang Shidian as Hu Zhu’s student.
[18]Prefaces and poetic exchangeHu Zhu wrote prefaces for works by Wu Lai and Zhang Yining and exchanged poems with Xu Qian and Huang Jin.
CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The associations list prefaces written for works by Wu Lai and Zhang Yining and poetic exchanges with Xu Qian and Huang Jin.
[19]Work-title variantsThe collected writings appear under the titles Pure White Studio Literary Collection and Pure White Literary Collection, with the latter in thirty juan.
CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The kinship data identifies Hu Youzhi as his father.
WikidataHu Zhu (Q45413972)The kinship claim gives a father relationship, although this value exposes only the related entity identifier.
[23]WifeHis wife was Chen, 陳氏, who lived from 1271 to 1346.
CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The kinship data identifies 陳氏 as his wife and gives the years 1271 and 1346.
WikidataHu Zhu (Q45413972)The kinship claim gives a spouse relationship, although this value exposes only the related entity identifier.
[24]Parents-in-lawHis father-in-law was Chen AA, and his mother-in-law was Xu.
CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The kinship data gives the names 陳AA and 徐氏 for his parents-in-law.
[25]Daughter and son-in-lawHu Zhu had a daughter whose husband was Chen, 陳槱.
CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The kinship data lists a daughter and the son-in-law 陳槱.
WikidataHu Zhu (Q45413972)The kinship claims include three children, though these values do not display their names.
[26]Eldest sonHu Zhang was identified as the eldest son and also as a son of a concubine.
CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The kinship data identifies 胡璋 both as the eldest son and as a son of a concubine.
WikidataHu Zhu (Q45413972)The kinship claims include three children, though these values do not display their names.
[27]Adopted sonHu Yu was identified as an adopted son and was born in 1309.
CBDBHu Zhu (28426)The kinship data identifies 胡瑜 as an adopted son and gives 1309 as his birth year.
WikidataHu Zhu (Q45413972)The kinship claims include three children, though these values do not display their names.
[28]ZiyuThe son called Ziyu was styled Jicheng, held a post in the Hangzhou Route archives, was accomplished in poetry and prose, and had the collection Zhenshan cungo.
Souyun胡助 (40159)The biography calls him 子瑜, gives the courtesy name 季城, the Hangzhou Route archival post, literary ability, and 《甑山存稿》.