唐书

Traditional form:

唐書

Pinyin (reading):

Tángshū

Definitions:

• same as 舊唐書／旧唐书 ( Jiù Tángshū), History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫／刘昫 ( Liú Xù) in 945 during Later Jin 後晉／后晋 ( Hòu Jìn) of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls

Characters:

• 唐 - the Tang dynasty; Chinese; empty, exaggerated; surname
• 书 - book, letter, document; writing

Traditional characters:

• 唐 - the Tang dynasty; Chinese; empty, exaggerated; surname
• 書 - book, letter, document; writing