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Chang Yü

A Sung dynasty commentator whose name survives among the readers who kept Sun Tzǔ's terse chapters alive for later generations.

supporting

Also known as Chang

First appearance: The Commentators

As a supporting figure in The Art of War, Chang Yü is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The last of the eleven commentators listed; his commentary expands and develops Tsʽao Kung's terse sentences in masterly fashion, making them more accessible.
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Chang Yü belongs to the long chain of commentators whose glosses accumulated around Sun Tzǔ's text across the centuries. The tradition he represents is what turned thirteen terse chapters into a living school of…

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  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Commentators and translators
  • Protagonist

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  • Wang Hsi

    professional · ambivalent

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