史 (si2) — history; chronicle; annals in Cantonese
siˊ²史Mandarin Pinyin: shi3
Meaning of 史
nounhistory; chronicle; annals
nouna Chinese surname
Example Sentences with 史
漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。
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
haauˊ²考guˊ²古hokˍ₆學haiˍ₆係jatˉ¹一munˎ₄門jinˎ₄研gau˗₃究janˎ₄人leoiˍ₆類manˎ₄文faa˗₃化tungˎ₄同likˍ₆歷siˊ²史ge˗₃嘅hokˍ₆學foˉ¹科
Archeology is a science that studies human cultures and history
likˍ₆歷siˊ²史wuiˏ₅會gei˗₃記zyuˍ₆住hauˍ₆後sai˗₃世
History will remember posterity.
keoiˏ₅佢seˊ²寫siˉ¹詩siˊ²史gaa3.㗎。
He writes poetry.
Words Containing 史
歷史lik6 si2
history
史料si2 liu2
historical data and documents
史詩si2 si1
epic (poetry)
回顧歷史wui4 gu3 lik6 si2
to look back at history
歷史圖片lik6 si2 tou4 pin3
historic photos
歷史上lik6 si2 soeng6
historically [Abbrev.] 史上
史學家si2 hok6 gaa1
historian
歷史唯物主義lik6 si2 wai4 mat6 zyu2 ji6
historical materialism
情史cing4 si2
dating resume (lit., "love history")
歷史學家lik6 si2 hok6 gaa1
historian
歷史敏感的日子lik6 si2 man5 gam2 dik1 jat6 zi2
historically sensitive dates
歷史唯心主義lik6 si2 wai4 sam1 zyu2 ji6
historical idealism
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