翰林

Hànlín
refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院

CEDICT

  1. (historical) Hanlin Academy
  2. (historical) Hanlin Academy scholar
  3. (literary) literary circles
  4. Hanlin Academy
  5. Hanlin Academy scholar
  6. literary circles

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 翰 Hàn surname Han
2 林 lín
  1. (bound form) woods; forest
  2. (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
  3. (bound form) a collection (of similar things)

Containing this entry

翰林學士 Hànlínxuéshì members of the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院, employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards
翰林院 Hànlínyuàn Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911