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Meaning of 史

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史HSK 3
Pinyin: shǐ
English Definition: history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China
Chinese Definition:
①自然界和人类社会的发展过程，亦指记述、研究这些的文字和学科：历史。通史。断代史。近代史。世界史。文学史。史诗。史部(古代图书分类的一大部类，包括各类历史著作)。史坛。史评。史前(没有书面记录的远古)。史不绝书。
②古代掌管记载史事的官：太史。内史。
③古代官职：刺史。御史。
④姓氏。
Total strokes: 5; Radical: 口
Ideographic:A hand 乂 using a pen to record a history
Character Formation:
  • ⿻ Overlaid
    • 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • 乂 [ yì ] to govern; to control; to nurture
Similar Characters: 圥
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Example Words
历史HSK 3 lì shǐ history; Classifiers: 门
党史 dǎng shǐ history of the Party
史料 shǐ liào historical material or data
史学 shǐ xué historiography
史诗 shǐ shī an epic; poetic saga
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Example Sentences
1
chéng qū
城区
yǒu
有
xǔ duō
许多
lì shǐ
历史
jiàn zhù
建筑
。
The city center has many historic buildings.
2
zhè ge
这个
chéng shì
城市
yǒu
有
hěn duō
很多
lì shǐ
历史
yí jì
遗迹
。
This city has many historical sites.
3
tā
他
duì
对
lì shǐ
历史
méi yǒu
没有
tài duō
太多
de
的
liǎo jiě
了解
。
He doesn't have much knowledge about history.
4
lì shǐ
历史
shì shí
事实
yí zài
一再
zhèng míng
证明
zhè
这
yì diǎn
一点
。
Historical facts have repeatedly proved this point.
5
zhè
这
zuò
座
chéng shì
城市
yōng yǒu
拥有
màn cháng
漫长
de
的
lì shǐ
历史
。
This city has a long history.
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