夢溪筆談 mèng xī bǐ tán

DEFINITIONS

  1. Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[Shen3 Kuo4], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass

CHARACTERS

夢 mèng dream; visionary; wishful
溪 xī
HSK 6
mountain stream, creek
筆 bǐ writing brush; write; stroke
談 tán talk; conversation; surname