| 文明小史 |
Wén míng Xiǎo shǐ |
Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia 李宝嘉 describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八国联军 |
| 文 |
Wén |
surname Wen |
| 文 |
wén |
language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 |
| 文明 |
wén míng |
civilized / civilization / culture / CL:个 |
| 明 |
Míng |
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 明 |
míng |
bright / opposite: dark 暗 / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |
| 小 |
xiǎo |
small / tiny / few / young |
| 史 |
Shǐ |
surname Shi |
| 史 |
shǐ |
history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China |