梦溪笔谈 mèng xī bǐ tán

Dream Pool Essays, book by Shen Kuo

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
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Definitions

  1. 1. Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括shěn kuò, book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass

Characters

Character Meaning
梦 mèng HSK 4
dream; (bound form) to dream
溪 xī HSK 6
creek; rivulet; variant of 溪xī
笔 bǐ HSK 2
pen; pencil; the strokes of Chinese characters
谈 tán HSK 4
to discuss; to speak; to talk