Zhong Yao
![Portrait of Zhong Yao in the ''[[Sancai Tuhui]]''](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Zhong_yao.jpg)
Zhong Yao (鍾繇, 151 – April or May 230), also referred to as
Zhong You, entry on the character (p. 1436), it is pronounced yáo when used as a name.}}
courtesy name Yuanchang (元常), was a Chinese calligrapher and politician who lived during the late
Eastern Han dynasty and
Three Kingdoms period of China. He served in the state of
Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. His calligraphy was highly regarded as he was known as one of the Four Worthies of Calligraphy () in the history of Chinese calligraphy.
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