史料 (shǐ liào) — historical materials, historical sources

Definition

noun
historical materialshistorical sources
Measure word · 份

Examples

  • 史料。
    Zhè xiē shǐ liào duì yán jiū gǔ dài lì shǐ hěn yǒu bāng zhù.
    These historical materials are very helpful for studying ancient history.
  • 史料。
    Tā huā le hěn duō shí jiān zhěng lǐ zhè xiē shǐ liào.
    He spent a lot of time organizing these historical sources.
  • 史料。
    Zhè běn shū jì lù le xǔ duō zhēn guì de shǐ liào.
    This book records many valuable historical materials.

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
料liàomaterial

史 gives history, 料 gives material, so historical materials.

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.

Open 史 →

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

料 combines 米 (rice) with 斗 (a dipper), showing rice being measured or gauged.

Open 料 →

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