汉书

Traditional form:

漢書

Pinyin (reading):

Hànshū

Definitions:

• History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), composed by Ban Gu 班固 ( Bān Gù) in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls

Characters:

• 汉 - Chinese people; Chinese language
• 书 - book, letter, document; writing

Traditional characters:

• 漢 - Chinese people; Chinese language
• 書 - book, letter, document; writing