契丹国志

Traditional form:

契丹國志

Pinyin (reading):

Qìdān Guózhì

Definitions:

• History of the Liao Dynasty, 13th-century book on the history of the Khitan Empire (916-1125)

Characters:

• 契 - deed, bond, contract; to engrave
• 丹 - cinnabar, red, vermilion; pellet, powder
• 国 - country, nation, state; national
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write

Traditional characters:

• 契 - deed, bond, contract; to engrave
• 丹 - cinnabar, red, vermilion; pellet, powder
• 國 - country, nation, state; national
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write