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抱朴子

Bàopǔzǐ
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Baopuzi, "the Master Who Embraces Simplicity", the sobriquet of the Jin-dynasty Daoist Ge Hong
  2. 2 Baopuzi, Ge Hong's book on alchemy, immortality and government

Examples

HSK 4
葛洪自号抱朴子，他的书也叫《抱朴子》。
Gě Hóng zìhào Bàopǔzǐ, tā de shū yě jiào 《 Bàopǔzǐ 》.
Ge Hong styled himself Baopuzi, and his book is called the Baopuzi too.
HSK 6
《抱朴子》是葛洪写的道教著作。
《 Bàopǔzǐ 》 shì Gě Hóng xiě de Dàojiào zhùzuò.
The Baopuzi is a Daoist work by Ge Hong.

Tips

history
Finished around 317, its 20 "inner chapters" (内篇) set out recipes for elixirs and the path to immortality, and its 50 "outer chapters" (外篇) discuss government and society in a Confucian spirit. It is a key source for early Chinese alchemy and medicine.
memory
抱朴 'to embrace simplicity' comes from the 道德经 phrase 见素抱朴. 朴 is read pǔ 'plain, simple' here, not Piáo, the Korean surname Park.

Stroke Order

抱 bào
朴 pǔ
子 zǐ