梦溪笔谈 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

梦 mèng
HSK 4
dream; visionary; wishful
溪 xī
HSK 6
mountain stream, creek
笔 bǐ
HSK 2
writing brush; write; stroke
谈 tán
HSK 4
talk; conversation; surname