Shen Kuo沈括
A Northern Song polymath who explained where Na Yin comes from.
- Era
- Northern Song · 1031–1095
- Known for
- Meng Xi Bi Tan
一律含五音，十二律納六十音也。
Quoted in Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vol. 1
What it is
Shen Kuo worked on astronomy, music and mathematics. Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu quotes him on both Na Yin and the changes of the stem unions.
On this site
Our Na Yin page quotes him.
Sources Siku Quanshu Zongmu Tiyao; Han Yu; Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu.