同文馆 |
Tóng wén guǎn |
Tongwen Guan, 19th century college that trained translators for China's diplomatic corps, established in Beijing in 1862 and absorbed by the Imperial University in 1902 |
同 |
tóng |
like / same / similar / together / alike / with |
同 |
tòng |
see 胡同 |
文 |
Wén |
surname Wen |
文 |
wén |
language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 |
馆 |
guǎn |
variant of 馆 |
馆 |
guǎn |
building / shop / term for certain service establishments / embassy or consulate / schoolroom (old) / CL:家 |