Zhu, who was cautious and prudent his whole life, looks in retrospect like a very serious character lacking in romance or humor. But he had his "cute" side, and could move readers with his poetry.
一生戰戰兢兢的朱熹，今天看來嚴肅過人，不夠浪漫幽默，但朱熹卻又常以詩感人，顯現他可愛的一面。