史记

Traditional form:

史記

Pinyin (reading):

Shǐjì

Definitions:

• Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷／司马迁 ( Sīmǎ Qiān), first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ)

Characters:

• 史 - history, chronicle, annals
• 记 - mark, sign; to note, to record

Traditional characters:

• 史 - history, chronicle, annals
• 記 - mark, sign; to note, to record