文房四寶 wén fáng sì bǎo

four tools for calligraphy; basic study tools

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Four Treasures of the Study, namely 笔bǐ, 墨mò, 纸zhǐ and 砚yàn
  2. 2. the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
文 wén HSK 3
writing; culture; language
房 fáng HSK 2
house; room; surname Fang
四 sì HSK 1
four; 4
寶 bǎo
precious; treasure; jewel