Handan Chun

Handan Chun (Chinese: 邯鄲淳), courtesy name Zishu (Chinese: 子叔) or Zili (Chinese: 子禮), also known as Handan Zhu (Chinese: 邯鄲竺), was a writer, calligrapher, and official from Yingchuan Commandery (modern day Yuzhou, Henan) who served the state of Cao Wei during the early 3rd century. As a calligrapher, he was an expert in many types of scripts and was one of the first scholars to study the Shuowen Jiezi. He is credited with restoring the archaic tadpole script tradition. His most famous work is the Xiaolin (笑林), a collection of humorous anecdotes.