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梦溪笔谈
夢溪筆談
MèngXīBǐtán
1. Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo [[沈括<ShěnKuò>]], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass
Noun

Character Breakdown

梦
mèng
dream
HSK 4 11 丶
溪
xī
brook, creek, stream
HSK 6 13 丶
笔
bǐ
pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
HSK 2 10 丶
谈
tán
to talk, to chat; conversation; surname
HSK 4 10 丶

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