Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Draw a character Search 2 entries. sìdàfāmíng 四大发明 the Four Great Inventions (papermaking, printing, the compass, and gunpowder, traditionally regarded as the four major inventions of ancient China) sìdàfāmíng 四大發明 the Four Great Inventions (papermaking, printing, the compass, and gunpowder, traditionally regarded as the four major inventions of ancient China)