初刻拍案惊奇 chūkèpāi'ànjīngqí Slapping the Table in Amazement Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 初 chū adjective first first in order; primary; the first of a series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
