胡铨 Traditional form: 胡銓 Pinyin (reading): Hú Quán Definitions: Hu Quan (1102-1180), Song Dynasty official and poet Characters: 胡 - recklessly, foolishly; wildly 铨 - to weigh, to measure; to select, to elect; to estimate Traditional characters: 胡 - recklessly, foolishly; wildly 銓 - to weigh, to measure; to select, to elect; to estimate