岳阳楼记

Traditional form:

岳陽樓記

Pinyin (reading):

Yuèyánglóujì

Definitions:

• On Yueyang Tower (1045), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹 ( Fàn Zhòngyān)

Characters:

• 岳 - mountain peak; surname
• 阳 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
• 楼 - multi-story building; floor
• 记 - mark, sign; to note, to record

Traditional characters:

• 岳 - mountain peak; surname
• 陽 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
• 樓 - multi-story building; floor
• 記 - mark, sign; to note, to record