翰 hon⁶ {hàn}

1. writing brush
2. writing
3. pen

翰 hon⁶ {Hàn}

surname Han

翰林 hon⁶ lam⁴ {Hàn lín}

refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院

翰林院 hon⁶ lam⁴ jyun² {Hàn lín yuàn}

Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911

翰林學士〔--学-〕 hon⁶ lam⁴ hok⁶ si⁶ {Hàn lín xué shì}

members of the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院, employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards