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女史箴图
nǚ​shǐ​zhēn​tú

Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 女史 nǚ​shǐ
    female official
    (literary) an educated female palace official responsible for keeping records or managing royal etiquette; a female scribe in the imperial palace
  2. 箴 zhēn
    admonitory writing
    an ancient literary style used for moral exhortation and advice
  3. 图 tú
    opaque (segment carries no independent meaning)