chéng
宬
ancient library; archive room
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
ancient room for storing books or archives; imperial library
archaicA classical term, not used in modern daily language. Often seen in historical or literary contexts to refer to imperial archives or libraries.
Huáng皇
shǐ史
chéng宬
shì是
míng明
qīng清
liǎng两
dài代
de的
huáng皇
jiā家
dàng档
àn案
kù库
。
The Imperial Historical Archives (Huáng shǐ chéng) was the royal archive repository of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
zhòng重
yào要
de的
diǎn典
jí籍
dōu都
shōu收
cáng藏
yú于
mì秘
fǔ府
chéng宬
shì室
zhī之
zhōng中
。
In ancient times, important classics were stored in secret library rooms.