hàn​jiǎn

sweating the bamboo

Senses

汗简/ 汗簡 hàn​jiǎn sweating the bamboo

(literary) An ancient process of preparing bamboo strips for writing by heating them over a fire to dry out the moisture; also known as 杀青 shā​qīng.

汗简/ 汗簡 hàn​jiǎn bamboo scripts

(literary) Bamboo slips used for writing in ancient times; by extension, historical records, books, or scholarly writings.

汗简/ 汗簡 hàn​jiǎn Hanjian

An ancient Chinese dictionary from the Song Dynasty compiled by Guo Zhongshu. Arranged similarly to the 说文解字 shuō​wén​jiě​zì, it collects ancient script forms from numerous historical sources.

References

see 汗简/汗簡 杀青/殺青
see 汗简/汗簡 说文解字/說文解字
same_as 杀青/殺青 汗简/汗簡
see 郭忠恕/郭忠恕 汗简/汗簡