Kang Youwei once commented in "Guang Yi Shuang Zhou": "Zhang Yuzhao, Hubei Province, has a high ancient book and a turning point in painting. There is no trace to be found, but its posture is very steep. Its charm is the pride of Jin and Song Dynasties. There are really Jin, Tao, Wei, Song Liang, Qi and Sui, which have been unparalleled for thousands of years. " "I have a book, I came to the ink, the pen will be folded, the ink will be picked up, the turn will be Teton, the square will be round, the fall will be hidden, and the circle will be square; Therefore, it is necessary to keep the sharp pen and clean the pen, which is to realize the brushwork. "
Li Shuchang called it "elegance and transcendence" and "a speech on alcohol" (a continuing compilation of ancient literary genres).
Wu Rulun even praised him for being "bigger and bigger" and "unique in Historical Records". Although "the style of writing is not as good as that of Zeng, but the meaning is cunning and the words are cheap, it can also be a family of its own" (with Yao).
Zhang Yuzhao thinks highly of himself, claiming to write Biography of Shuyuan, which is similar to that of the Western Han Dynasty, and no less than Fang Bao, Yao Nai and Mei Zengliang (answering Li Fusheng's satrap). Therefore, Wu Rulun's poem "Feng Lianqing, Yi Yun" says: Zhang Sou worries about everything for entertainment, and the wind and waves pour into the pen.