Wang Xizhi had seven sons and one daughter, and almost all of his children were successful in calligraphy.
The eldest son Wang Xuanzhi, whose courtesy name is Boyuan, is a master of both cursive and official script. His wife is He. Xuanzhi died of illness shortly after his marriage, leaving no children. His younger brother Ningzhi's son Yunzhi was his heir. During his lifetime, Xuan Zhi participated in a Lanting gathering hosted by his father Xizhi, and a post has been handed down from generation to generation.
The second son Wang Ningzhi, named Shuping. He successively served as the governor of Jiangzhou, general on the right, internal historian of Kuaiji, and also worked in cursive script and official script. He also attended the Lanting gathering hosted by his father Wang Xizhi. His wife is the talented girl Xie Daoyun.
The third son, Wang Huanzhi, was good at cursive calligraphy. He studied his father's calligraphy since he was a child and achieved a similar level of appearance. There are posts handed down from generation to generation. Huanzhi also participated in the Lanting party hosted by his father Wang Xizhi.
The fourth son, Wang Suzhi, named Yougong, served successively as Zhongshu Lang and Qiaoqi Councilor. He attended the Lanting gathering hosted by his father Wang Xizhi, and some of his poems were passed down to him, but his dharma stickers have not been handed down.
The fifth son, Wang Huizhi, is one of the brothers who has outstanding achievements in calligraphy.
The sixth son, Wang Caozhi, has the courtesy name Zi Zhong. He successively served as Secretary Supervisor, Shizhong, Shangshu and Yuzhang Prefect. His wife is He. He's grandfather was He Xun, the Sikong of the current dynasty. The two sons of Cao Zhi You Xuan Zhi and Hui Zhi.
The seventh son, Wang Xianzhi, is the one with the highest achievement in calligraphy among his brothers.
The name of Wang Xizhi’s only daughter is unknown. We only know that she married Liu Chang of Yuyao, Zhejiang Province and had a son and a daughter. His son, Liu Jin, was talented and served as minister, Taichang minister, etc. The daughter Liu married Xie Yi's grandson and gave birth to a son, Xie Lingyun, a famous poet. It can be seen that Xie Lingyun is Wang Xizhi's great-grandson.