翰林院

hàn lín yuàn

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1. Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911

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Child Words of 翰林院

• 院 院 yuàn: courtyard
• 林 林 lín: woods
• 翰 翰 hàn: writing brush
• 翰林 翰林 hàn lín: refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院