Handan Chun: (years of birth and death to be determined), one name is Zhu, named Zishu; his ancestral home is Handan, a native of Yingchuan County. Famous calligrapher and writer of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. Handan Chun was erudite and talented, good at philology, and proficient in "Xu Shi Zhi" and the earliest text exegesis book "Erya". Handan Chun's calligraphy was profound and he studied under Cao Xi, a famous calligrapher from Fufeng at that time. He was good at writing "Chongzhuan", that is, ancient Chinese seal script, and he also wrote Bafen and official script very well. Cao Cao learned of his name very early and summoned him to meet him. From the conversation, it was discovered that Handan Chun was a doctor. During the meeting, Handan Chun had written a eloquent "Fu on Tou Hu" dedicated to Emperor Wen of Wei. Emperor Wen of Wei thought the writing was skillful and precise, and he was overjoyed, so he immediately rewarded him with a thousand pieces of silk. However, Handan Chun's masterpiece is "Handan Family's Laughing Forest". This is the earliest known book in China that records jokes, and the value of the information is quite high. According to "Sui Shu·Jing Ji Zhi", this book originally had three volumes and belongs to the novelist category. By the Song Dynasty, this book had been expanded to ten volumes. The original volume is no longer available. What can be seen is the edited volume by Ma Guohan in the Qing Dynasty. In modern times, Mr. Lu Xun also added several jokes that Ma did not compile in "Gu Shen", which shows the great influence of this book.
It should be noted that Handan Chun has made in-depth research on the characters in "Cangjie Pian", "Erya" and "Shuowen". "Xianli" is not a useless principle, but actually a The insights gained from Xinxian include in-depth research on various word-making methods, as well as analysis and understanding of the meaning of words. Handan Chun's contribution to the research of "Shuowen Jiezi" was very great, and future generations benefited greatly.