魏钟繇字元常。少随刘胜入抱犊山,学书三年。遂与魏太祖、邯郸淳、韦诞等议用笔。繇乃问《蔡伯喈笔法》于韦诞,诞惜不与。乃自槌胸呕血,太祖以五灵丹救之得活。及诞死,繇令人盗掘其墓,遂得之,由是繇笔更妙。繇精思学书,卧画被穿过表,如厕终日忘归。每见万类,皆书象之,繇善三色书,最妙者八分。——出自羊欣《续笔阵图》 Wei Zhong Kui often characters. Less with Liu Sheng into Baodu Hill, learning books for three years. Sui and Wei Taizu, Handan Chun, Wei, such as the use of pens.繇 is to ask “Cai Bo 喈 stroke method” at the Wei Christmas, pity not with. But since the hammer vomit blood chest, the Taizu five Ling Dan to survive. And birth to death, 繇 people dig their tomb, then get, by the pen is even more wonderful.繇 scholarly book, painting is through the table, toileting all day long to return. Each see Wan class, all book like, Shanshan color book, the most wonderful eight. - From Yan Xin “continued pen array map”