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资治通鉴

Zī zhì Tōng jiàn

4-character word Traditional 資治通鑒

What 资治通鉴 means

1. A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by {司马光|Sī mǎ Guāng} Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls

The characters in 资治通鉴

• 资zīresources; capital; to provide
• 治zhìto rule; to govern; to manage
• 通tōngto go through; to know well; (suffix) expert
• 鉴jiànbronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror