史 (shǐ) — (bound form) history; historical; (bound form) official historian (archaic); (proper noun) surname Shi
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'history / historical' — almost always combined with another character (e.g. 历史, 史料, 通史); the stand-alone 'surname Shi' sense is rare.
bound form
(bound form) historyhistorical(bound form) official historian (archaic)(proper noun) surname Shi
Examples
- 。Zhōng guó yǒu wǔ qiān nián de lì shǐ.China has five thousand years of history.
- 史。Tā shì yí wèi yán jiū míng shǐ de xué zhě.He is a scholar who studies Ming history.
- 。Zhè běn shǐ shū jì zǎi le hěn duō gǔ dài shì jiàn.This historical record documents many ancient events.
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