二刻拍案惊奇 èrkèpāi'ànjīngqí Slapping the Table in Amazement, Part II Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 二 èr numeral second ordinal number two; second刻 kè edition (bound form) a carved work; an edition of a book拍案惊奇 拍案驚奇 pāi'ànjīngqí Slapping the Table in Amazement Name of two collections of short stories by the Ming dynasty author Ling Mengchu, often referred to collectively as 二拍 èrpāi