Definition
史 (shǐ) is a bound morpheme (b.f.) — it cannot stand alone as a word in modern Chinese. It appears in compounds related to history, such as 历史 (lìshǐ, history), 史学 (shǐxué, historiography), and 史书 (shǐshū, historical records). In ancient times it also referred to an official historian, and it is a common Chinese surname.
b.f.
(bound form) historyhistorical(bound form) official historian (archaic)(proper noun) surname Shi
Examples
- 。Zhōngguó yǒu wǔ qiān nián de lìshǐ.China has five thousand years of history.
- 史。Tā shì yí wèi yánjiū Míng shǐ de xuézhě.He is a scholar who studies Ming history.
- 。Zhè běn shǐ shū jìzǎi le hěn duō gǔdài shìjiàn.This historical record documents many ancient events.
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