汗简 hànjiǎn sweating the bamboo Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 汗 hàn to dry bamboo (literary) to dry bamboo over a fire until the sap exudes (as in 汗青 hànqīng)简 簡 jiǎn bamboo slips (bound form) narrow strips of bamboo or wood used for writing in ancient times
