史 (shǐ)

history/surname Shi

How 史 is written

Strokes
5
Radical
口 — mouth
Traditional
史
Simplified
史 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 史

史上 shǐshàng
in history
歷史 lìshǐ
history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
史冊 shǐcè
annals
史前 shǐqián
prehistory
史料 shǐliào
historical material or data
史無前例 shǐwúqiánlì
unprecedented in history
史記 shǐjì
Record of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[er4 shi2 si4 shi3]
史詩 shǐshī
an epic; poetic saga
文學史 wénxuéshǐ
history of literature
有史以來 yǒushǐyǐlái
since the beginning of history
歷史性 lìshǐxìng
historic
病史 bìngshǐ
medical history

史 in a sentence

我對台灣的歷史很有興趣。

Wǒ duì Táiwān de lìshǐ hěn yǒu xìngqù.

“I am very interested in Taiwan's history.”

How common is 史?

史 is the 456th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 73.9% of all running text.

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