翰林

hàn lín

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1. refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院

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Words Containing 翰林

• 翰林学士 翰林学士 hàn lín xué shì: members of the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院, employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards
• 翰林院 翰林院 hàn lín yuàn: Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911

Child Words of 翰林

• 林 林 lín: woods
• 翰 翰 hàn: writing brush