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史
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history

HSK 4 N2
Abstract →Time
shǐ
シ
사
The characters 史 (history), 吏 (government official), 使 (cause; use; instruct), and 事 (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a hand (又) holding a container for writing utensils.
Components
◎ characterless component+ 又 again =
史 history
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts a container for writing utensils.
又 Iconic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Depicts a hand.
Notes
Similar Characters
亂 chaos (trad)争 contend (jp)事 matter亟 immediately叉 fork叔 uncle夬 parted妻 wife攵 tap殳 weapon or tool爭 contend (trad)爰 lead皮 covering盡 exhausted (trad)聿 writing肀 brush丟 mislay (trad)丢 discard (simp)丹 cinnabar red丽 magnificent (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
史
Regular
Modern
Chinese
史 [Shǐ]
surname Shi
史 [shǐ]
history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China
Japanese
史 し 同音
n-sufnoun history
史 ふひと 、 ふびと 、 ふみひと 同音
noun archaic court historian
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
彼は、フランス史の学者だ。
He is a scholar of French history.
Japanese Names
史 あき
Aki unclassified name
史 あきら
Akira given name
史 あや
Aya female given name
史 くみ
Kumi female given name
史 し
Shi surname
史 ちか
Chika female given name
史 ひさし
Hisashi given name
史 ふひと
Fuhito female given name
史 ふびと
Fubito given name
史 ふみ
Fumi female given name
史 ふみと
Fumito unclassified name
史 ふみひと
Fumihito male given name
史 ひろし
Hiroshi male given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
历史 [lì​shǐ] #1,243
history
历史 [lì​shǐ] #1,243
history
历史上 [lì​shǐ​shàng] #3,283
historical
历史上 [lì​shǐ​shàng] #3,283
historical
有史以来 [yǒu​shǐ​yǐ​lái] #4,460
since the beginning of history
有史以来 [yǒu​shǐ​yǐ​lái] #4,460
since the beginning of history
史蒂夫 [Shǐ​dì​fū] #4,712
Steve (male name)
史密斯 [Shǐ​mì​sī] #5,401
Smith (name)
历史性 [lì​shǐ​xìng] #12,407
historic
历史性 [lì​shǐ​xìng] #12,407
historic
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 歴史 [れきし] #1,811
history
⭐ 歴史的 [れきしてき] #7,940
historical
⭐ 史上 [しじょう] #13,815
in history
歴史上 [れきしじょう] #15,663
historic
黒歴史 [くろれきし] #20,330
dark history
⭐ 女史 [じょし] #21,452
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician)
⭐ 史実 [しじつ] #25,223
historical fact
歴史書 [れきししょ] #27,154
history book
世界史 [せかいし] #28,839
world history
歴史に残る [れきしにのこる] #30,552
to go down in history
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KOREAN WORDS (31)
역사상 #4,565
being in history; existing historically
역사가 #11,371
historian
역사 #12,165
history
사상 #19,265
being in history
여사 #20,952
Mrs.
고대사
ancient history
국사
national history
근대사
modern history
동양사
Oriental history
문명사
history of civilization
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