历史学家 (lì shǐ xué jiā) — historian

Definition

noun

historian

Measure word · 位

历史学家。
Zhè wèi lì shǐ xué jiā yán jiū zhōng guó gǔ dài lì shǐ.
This historian studies ancient Chinese history.
历史学家。
Hěn duō lì shǐ xué jiā duì zhè cì fā xiàn gǎn dào fēi cháng xīng fèn.
Many historians are very excited about this discovery.
历史学家。
Yí wèi zhù míng de lì shǐ xué jiā xiě le yì běn guān yú zhàn zhēng de shū.
A famous historian wrote a book about war.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歷; 历 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 历 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (简历, 经历) it is 歷; in others (日历) it is 曆.

厤止歷

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

厤

厤lì歷lì

Same sound today

The form 歷 pairs 止 with the sound part 厤.

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánroof

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢑓

𢑓𢑓家jiā

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

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