史

shǐ

sh+ǐ·3rd tone

history · annals

Radical: 口 Strokes: 5

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司

Same radical

口合名和同台命器古可后司号周品

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Character Decomposition

史=口+乂

Etymology

A hand 乂 using a pen to record a history

Meanings

history

annals

title of an official historian in ancient China

shǐ

surname Shi

Shǐ

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Words with 史 386 total

history of the Party党史dǎng shǐ medical history病史bìng shǐ History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 80 scrolls南史Nán shǐ annal · historical record · CL: bǐ青史qīng shǐ History of Kingdom Lu · refers to the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋鲁史lǔ shǐ

Idioms with 史 23 total Chain

(idiom) unofficial history; anecdotal historical account稗官野史bài guān yě shǐ lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory名垂青史míng chuí qīng shǐ

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