蘅塘退士 héng táng tuì shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. assumed name of Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛[Sun1 Zhu1] (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three Hundred Tang Poems 唐詩三百首|唐诗三百首[Tang2 shi1 San1 bai3 Shou3]

CHARACTERS

蘅 héng a fragrant plant with a medicinal root, a type of wild ginger
塘 táng
HSK 5
pond; tank; dike, embankment
退 tuì
HSK 5
step back, retreat, withdraw
士 shì
HSK 4
scholar, gentleman; soldier