| 梁唐晋汉周书 |
Liáng Táng Jìn Hàn Zhōu shū |
another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 旧五代史 |
| 梁 |
Liáng |
Liang Dynasty (502–557) / Later Liang Dynasty (907–923) / surname Liang |
| 梁 |
liáng |
roof beam / beam (structure) / bridge |
| 梁 |
liáng |
variant of 梁 |
| 唐 |
Táng |
Tang dynasty (618–907) / surname Tang |
| 唐 |
táng |
to exaggerate / empty / in vain / old variant of 螗 |
| 晋 |
Jìn |
surname Jin / the Jin Dynasties (265–420) / Western Jin 西晋 (265–316), Eastern Jin 东晋 (317–420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936–946) / short name for Shanxi province 山西 |
| 晋 |
jìn |
to move forward / to promote / to advance |
| 汉 |
Hàn |
Han ethnic group / Chinese (language) / the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) |
| 汉 |
hàn |
man |
| 周 |
Zhōu |
surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) |
| 周 |
zhōu |
to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially |
| 周 |
zhōu |
week / weekly / variant of 周 |
| 周书 |
Zhōu shū |
History of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Linghu Defen 令狐德棻 in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls |
| 书 |
Shū |
abbr. for 书经 |
| 书 |
shū |
book / letter / document / CL:本,册,部 / to write |