前汉书 qián hàn shū

DEFINITIONS

  1. History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls

CHARACTERS

前 qián in front, forward; preceding
汉 hàn Chinese people; Chinese language
书 shū book, letter, document; writings