韩彦直

韓彥直

Hán Yànzhí

proper noun

Meanings

1 Han Yanzhi (1131-?), Song dynasty official and pioneering botanist

Characters

talented man (literary)

upright / straight

Examples

HSK 7-9

韩彦直是宋代一位重要的官员和学者。

Hán Yànzhí shì Sòngdài yí wèi zhòngyào de guānyuán hé xuézhě.

Han Yanzhi was an important Song dynasty official and scholar.

HSK 7-9

韩彦直所写的《橘录》是世界上最早的柑橘专著。

Hán Yànzhí suǒ xiě de 《 Júlù 》 shì shìjiè shàng zuì zǎo de gānjú zhuānzhù.

Han Yanzhi's Treatise on Oranges is the earliest known monograph on citrus in the world.

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history

Son of the famed Song general 韩世忠. While serving as prefect of Wenzhou, Han Yanzhi compiled 《橘录》 (Treatise on Oranges) in 1178 - the world's first systematic monograph on citrus, classifying 27 varieties.

In Pop Culture

橘录 Jú Lù

Treatise on Oranges

World's earliest monograph on citrus, written by Han Yanzhi in 1178

Stroke Order

韩 Hán

彦 yàn

直 zhí