Qin and Han · Writer and Scholar

Chen Lin 陳琳

Attested AD 189 - AD 217

Passages: 3
Chapters: 3
Histories: 3

Overview

Chen Lin was a Writer and Scholar.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Kongzhang	孔璋	Kongzhang

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 189 六年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 76, passage 161
c. AD 196 to AD 217 陳孔璋（陳琳）
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 143, passage 152
AD 196 to AD 217 魏之陳、徐
Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 117, passage 283

Key source chapters

Book of Later Han, Chapter 76 Volume 69: Biographies of Dou, He 1 passage
Book of Jin, Chapter 117 Volume 117 Records 17: Yao Xing Part One 1 passage
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 143 Volume 143: Treatises 5 Rites 2 1 passage

Career and standing

registrar 主簿
Held
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 161

Places and affiliations

Polity Cao Wei 曹魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Jin 117, passage 283

Works and attributed material

Comprehensive Account of Popular Customs 風俗通
Relation Author
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 143, passage 152
Quotation · Author · Mode quotation
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 143, passage 152
Remonstrance · Author · With He Jin (何進)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passages 161-165

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 76Volume 69: Biographies of Dou, He · 1 passage

主簿陳琳入諫曰：「易稱『即鹿無虞』，諺有『掩目捕雀』。 His registrar Chen Lin objected: "the Book of Changes warns against hunting deer without a guide, and the proverb speaks of catching sparrows blindfolded.

Book of Jin, Chapter 117Volume 117 Records 17: Yao Xing Part One · 1 passage

超曰：「敞在西土，時論甚美，方敞魏之陳、徐，晉之潘、陸。」 Lü Chao said, "In the western lands contemporary opinion esteems him greatly; he matches Chen Lin and Xu Gan of Wei, Pan Yue and Lu Ji of Jin."

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 143Volume 143: Treatises 5 Rites 2 · 1 passage

〈（《五代會要》：《風俗通》陳孔璋云：尊卑有敘，喪祭哀敬，各有攸終，欲令言著而可遵，事施而不犯。 (The Wudai huiyao: Chen Kongzhang in the Comprehensive Account of Popular Customs says: High and low have order; mourning and sacrifice have grief and reverence, each with its proper end, wishing that words be set forth so they may be followed and affairs carried out without violation.