房玄龄 Traditional form: 房玄齡 Pinyin (reading): Fáng Xuánlíng Definitions: Fang Xuanling (579-648), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Jin dynasty 晉書/晋书 ( Jìnshū) Characters: 房 - building, house, room 玄 - deep, profound, abstruse 龄 - age; years Traditional characters: 房 - building, house, room 玄 - deep, profound, abstruse 齡 - age; years