| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 翰 | 翰 | hàn | Han4 | writing brush; writing; pen; surname Han | ||
| 2 | 翰林 | 翰林 | hàn lín | Han4 lin2 | refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院 | ||
| 3 | 翰林学士 | 翰林學士 | hàn lín xué shì | Han4 lin2 xue2 shi4 | members of the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院 , employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards | ||
| 4 | 翰林院 | 翰林院 | hàn lín yuàn | Han4 lin2 yuan4 | Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911 |