文明史 (wén míng shǐ) — the history of civilization; the historical dev…

Definition

noun

the history of civilizationthe historical development of human culture and society

文明史。
Zhè běn wén míng shǐ cóng gǔ dài yì zhí xiě dào xiàn dài.
This history of civilization covers from ancient times all the way to the modern era.
文明史。
Xué xí wén míng shǐ néng bāng zhù wǒ men lǐ jiě bù tóng wén huà de tè diǎn.
Studying the history of civilization helps us understand the characteristics of different cultures.
文明史。
Tā yán jiū de shì xī fāng wén míng shǐ zhōng de zōng jiào biàn qiān.
His research focuses on religious changes in the history of Western civilization.

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.

文明civilization

文wénrefinement明míngbrightness

联合Side by side

文明, meaning civilization, and 史, meaning history, together give the history of civilization.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The current form 文 shows a man with head, arms, legs, and chest; the tattoo marks on the chest are no longer drawn.

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

日月明

明 combines 日 (sun) and 月 (moon), showing the sun just rising while the moon has not yet set, or two bright objects in the sky, to express brightness.

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.