文房四寶 wén fáng sì bǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bi3], 墨[mo4], 紙|纸[zhi3] and 硯|砚[yan4]
  2. the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)

CHARACTERS

文 wén
HSK 3
literature, culture, writing
房 fáng
HSK 2
house, building; room
四 sì
HSK 1
four
寶 bǎo treasure, jewel; precious, rare