史 — Chinese character
史
shǐ
history, chronicle, annals
- Pinyin
- shǐ
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 口 乂
- Formation
- ideographic — A hand 乂 using a pen to record a history
- Japanese
- 史 as a kanji
Common words with 史
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 历史 (歷史) | lì shǐ | history; 门 (mén),段 (duàn) |
| 史上 | shǐ shàng | in history |
| 史料 | shǐ liào | historical material or data |
| 历史性 (歷史性) | lì shǐ xìng | historic |
| 有史以来 (有史以來) | yǒu shǐ yǐ lái | since the beginning of history |
| 史诗 (史詩) | shǐ shī | an epic; poetic saga |
| 史学 (史學) | shǐ xué | historiography |
| 历史学家 (歷史學家) | lì shǐ xué jiā | historian |
| 文史 | wén shǐ | literature and history |
| 史实 (史實) | shǐ shí | historical fact |
| 史无前例 (史無前例) | shǐ wú qián lì | (idiom) unprecedented in history |
| 刺史 | cì shǐ | provincial governor (old) |
English words written with 史
史 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 3 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 14
- Analects 6.16
- Analects 15.6
- Analects 15.25
- Hexagram 57
- Mencius 4B.21
- Zhuangzi Joined Toes
- Zhuangzi Opening Trunks
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
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