Shǐ

surname Shi

HSK 4

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2Readings & Meanings

  • Shǐsurname Shi
  • shǐhistory; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China

3Structure

Overlapping structure重叠结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

历史lì shǐ

history

三国史记Sān guó shǐ jì

History of Three Kingdoms (Korean: Samguk Sagi), the oldest extant Korean history, compiled under Kim Busik 金富轼[Jīn Fù shì] in 1145. The three kingdoms are Goguryeo 高句丽[Gāo gōu lí], Baekje 百济[Bǎi jì], Silla 新罗[Xīn luó].

二十五史èr shí wǔ shǐ

twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)

二十四史Èr shí sì Shǐ

the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century; fig. a long and complicated story

五代史Wǔ dài shǐ

History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Èr shí sì Shǐ], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xuē Jū zhèng] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Běi Sòng], 150 scrolls

修订历史xiū dìng lì shǐ

revision history (of a document, web page etc)

Other Characters Pronounced “shi”