史实 (shǐ shí) — historical fact

Definition

noun
historical fact

Examples

  • 史实。
    Zhè bù xiǎo shuō shì jī yú zhēn shí shǐ shí chuàng zuò de.
    This novel is based on real historical facts.
  • 史实。
    Lì shǐ xué jiā bì xū kǎo zhèng měi yí jiàn shǐ shí.
    Historians must verify every historical fact.
  • 史实。
    Zhè xiē shǐ shí zài dàng àn zhōng dū yǒu jì zǎi.
    These historical facts are all recorded in the archives.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

史shǐhistory
实shífact

史 points to history, and 实 to fact or reality, so together they mean historical facts.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old drawing showed someone holding a flag-like or writing tool, indicating the act of recording events; the exact inner shape is unclear.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

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