阅微草堂笔记

Traditional form:

閱微草堂筆記

Pinyin (reading):

Yuèwēi Cǎotáng Bǐjì

Definitions:

• Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀／纪昀 ( Jì Yún), novel of the supernatural
• The Thatched Study of Close Scrutiny

Characters:

• 阅 - to examine, to inspect; to read, to review
• 微 - small, tiny, trifling; micro-
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch
• 堂 - hall, large room; government office; cousins
• 笔 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
• 记 - mark, sign; to note, to record

Traditional characters:

• 閱 - to examine, to inspect; to read, to review
• 微 - small, tiny, trifling; micro-
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch
• 堂 - hall, large room; government office; cousins
• 筆 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
• 記 - mark, sign; to note, to record