翰林

Traditional form:

翰林

Pinyin (reading):

Hànlín

Definitions:

• refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院

Characters:

• 翰 - pen, pencil, writing brush
• 林 - forest, grove; surname

Traditional characters:

• 翰 - pen, pencil, writing brush
• 林 - forest, grove; surname