史 (si2 | shi3) : history; chronicle; annals

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史

si2

shi3

[1] history; chronicle; annals
[2] a Chinese surname

Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

史

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This word has been viewed 8764 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Jan 2015 14:03

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歷史 lik6 si2 li4 shi3 = history

羅漫史 lo4 maan6 si6*2 = romance (as a loanword)

史料 si2 liu6*2 shi3 liao4 = historical data and documents

有史以來 jau5 si2 ji5 loi4 you3 shi3 yi3 lai2 = since the beginning of history

歷史久遠 lik6 si2 gau2 jyun5 li4 shi3 jiu3 yuan3 = ancient history

歷史學家 lik6 si2 hok6 gaa1 li4 shi3 xue2 jia1 = historian

歷史性 lik6 si2 sing3 li4 shi3 xing4 = historic

回顧歷史 wui4 gu3 lik6 si2 hui2 gu4 li4 shi3 = to look back at history

廠史 cong2 si2 chang3 shi3 = factory history

史詩 si2 si1 shi3 shi1 = epic (poetry)

史實 si2 sat6 shi3 shi2 = historical fact(s)

史家 si2 gaa1 shi3 jia1 = historian

人類歷史 jan4 leoi6 lik6 si2 = human history

歷史敏感的日子 lik6 si2 man5 gam2 dik1 jat6 zi2 li4 shi3 min3 gan3 de5 ri4 zi3 = historically sensitive dates 國

扭曲歷史 nau2 kuk1 lik6 si2 = distort history

歷史照片 lik6 si2 ziu3 pin3*2 = historic photos

歷史圖片 lik6 si2 tou4 pin3 li4 shi3 tu2 pian4 = historic photos

情史 cing4 si2 = dating resume (lit., "love history")

史前 si2 cin4 shi3 qian2 = prehistory

中國歷史 zung1 gwok3 lik6 si2 zhong1 guo2 li4 shi3 = [n] Chinese history

中史 zung1 si2 zhong1 shi3 = [n] Chinese history

史前人 si2 cin4 jan4 shi3 qian2 ren2 = prehistoric men

歷史上 lik6 si2 soeng6 li4 shi3 shang4 = historically

史上 si2 soeng6 shi3 shang4 = historically

威水史 wai1 seoi2 si2 wei1 shui3 shi3 = awe-inspiring history; awesome accounts of the past 粵

史學家 si2 hok6 gaa1 shi3 xue2 jia1 = historian

歷史博物館 lik6 si2 bok3 mat6 gun2 = History Museum

史密斯 si2 mat6 si1 shi3 mi4 si1 = Smith (surname)

史密特 si2 mat6 dak6 shi3 mi4 te4 = Schmitt

中國歷史博物館 zung1 gwok3 lik6 si2 bok3 mat6 gun2 zhong1 guo2 li4 shi3 bo2 wu4 guan3 = Museum of Chinese History

史努比 si2 nou5 bei2 shi3 nu3 bi3 = Snoopy

國立歷史博物館 gwok3 laap6 si2 bok3 mat6 gun2 guo2 li4 li4 shi3 bo2 wu4 guan3 = National Museum of History

儒林外史 jyu4 lam4 ngoi6 si2 ru2 lin2 wai4 shi3 = The Scholars

香港歷史博物館 hoeng1 gong2 lik6 si2 bok3 mat6 gun2 = Hong Kong Museum of History

美國自然歷史博物館 mei5 gwok3 zi6 jin4 lik6 si2 bok3 mat6 gun2 mei3 guo2 zi4 ran2 li4 shi3 bo2 wu4 guan3 = American Museum of Natural History

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漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。國
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.

國立歷史博物館
National Museum of History
[(Name used by Taiwan)]

考古學係一門研究人類文化同歷史嘅學科粵
Archeology is a science that studies human cultures and history

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 史
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