翰林 hàn lín

Hanlin scholar; imperial academy official

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院hàn lín yuàn

Characters

Character Meaning
翰 hàn
writing brush; writing; pen
林 lín HSK 4
woods; forest; surname Lin