前汉书 in English Qian2 Han4 shu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls

Simplified Characters

前 汉 书

Traditional Characters

前 漢 書

Pinyin

Qian2 Han4 shu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

前qian2front 汉han4Han ethnic group 书shu1abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]