Usage of the character 史

surname Shi

shǐ

史

[史]

history
annals
title of an official historian in ancient China

Jīnshǐ

金史

[金史]

History of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, twenty second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), composed under Toktoghan 脫脫／脱脱 ( Tuōtuō) in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元 ( Yuán), 135 scrolls

Běishǐ

北史

[北史]

History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽／李延寿 ( Lǐ Yánshòu) in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls

shǐliào

史料

[史料]

historical material or data

guóshǐ

国史

[國史]

national history
dynastic history

Nánshǐ

南史

[南史]

History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽／李延寿 ( Lǐ Yánshòu) in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 80 scrolls

shǐchēng

史称

[史稱]

to be known to history as

shǐzhuàn

史传

[史傳]

historical biography

jiǎnshǐ

简史

[簡史]

a brief history

shǐshū

史书

[史書]

history book

xuèshǐ

血史

[血史]

history written in blood
epic period of struggle and sacrifice

tōngshǐ

通史

[通史]

narrative history
comprehensive history
a history covering an extended period

dǎngshǐ

党史

[黨史]

history of the Party

Shǐzhuó

史卓

[史卓]

Straw (name)
Jack Straw (1946-), UK Labour Party politician, foreign secretary 2001-2006

wénshǐ

文史

[文史]

literature and history

shǐguān

史官

[史官]

scribe
court recorder
historian
historiographer

Míngshǐ

明史

[明史]

History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉／张廷玉 ( Zhāng Tíngyù) in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls

shǐshí

史实

[史實]

historical fact

Liáoshǐ

辽史

[遼史]

History of the Liao Dynasty, twenty first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), composed under Toktoghan 脫脫／脱脱 ( Tuōtuō) in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元 ( Yuán), 116 scrolls

qīngshǐ

青史

[青史]

annal
historical record
CL:筆／笔 (bǐ)

shǐshàng

史上

[史上]

in history

shǐjiā

史家

[史家]

historian

cìshǐ

刺史

[刺史]

provincial governor (old)

yùshǐ

御史

[御史]

imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)

jiǎngshǐ

讲史

[講史]

historical tales

gǔshǐ

古史

[古史]

ancient history

dìshǐ

地史

[地史]

earth history
geological history

shǐguān

史观

[史觀]

historical point of view
historically speaking

Yuánshǐ

元史

[元史]

History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled under Song Lian 宋濂 ( Sòng Lián) in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls

chǎngshǐ

厂史

[廠史]

factory history

shǐchén

史臣

[史臣]

official in charge of public records

Shǐjì

史记

[史記]

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)

shǐjí

史籍

[史籍]

historical records

shǐshī

史诗

[史詩]

an epic
poetic saga

lìshǐ

历史

[歷史]

history
CL:門／门 (mén),段 (duàn)

bìngshǐ

病史

[病史]

medical history

shǐxué

史学

[史學]

historiography

shǐqián

史前

[史前]

prehistoric times; (attributive) prehistoric

shǐcè

史册

[史冊]

annals

yěshǐ

野史

[野史]

unofficial history
history as popular legends

lǔshǐ

鲁史

[魯史]

History of Kingdom Lu
refers to the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋

Sòngshǐ

宋史

[宋史]

History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), composed under Toktoghan 脫脫／脱脱 ( Tuōtuō) in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元 ( Yuán), 496 scrolls
(not to be confused with 宋書／宋书 ( Sòngshū))

zhèngshǐ

正史

[正史]

the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories
true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends

zhéxuéshǐ

哲学史

[哲學史]

history of philosophy

xiàndàishǐ

现代史

[現代史]

modern history

lìshǐxìng

历史性

[歷史性]

historic

Shǐmìsī

史密斯

[史密斯]

Smith (name)

Shǐdìwén

史蒂文

[史蒂文]

Steven, Stephen (name)

Qīngshǐguǎn

清史馆

[清史館]

office set up in 1914 to compile official history of the Qing dynasty

měishùshǐ

美术史

[美術史]

history of art

lìshǐshàng

历史上

[歷史上]

historical
in history

tàishǐlìng

太史令

[太史令]

grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)

shǐshījí

史诗级

[史詩級]

epic; impressive

shǐláimǔ

史莱姆

[史萊姆]

slime (loanword)

shǐxuéjiā

史学家

[史學家]

historian

kēxuéshǐ

科学史

[科學史]

history of science

Xīn Yuánshǐ

新元史

[新元史]

New History of the Yuan Dynasty, completed by Ke Shaomin 柯劭忞 ( Kē Shàomín) in 1920, sometimes listed as one of the 24 Dynastic Histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ)

wénxuéshǐ

文学史

[文學史]

history of literature

yìshùshǐ

艺术史

[藝術史]

art history

Shǐ Sīmíng

史思明

[史思明]

Shi Siming (703-761), military colleague of An Lushan 安祿山／安禄山 ( An Lùshān), participated in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂／安史之乱 ( An Shǐzhī Luàn)

Shǐdānfó

史丹佛

[史丹佛]

Stanford (University)
also written 斯坦福 ( Sītǎnfú)

Shǐdìfū

史蒂夫

[史蒂夫]

Steve (male name)

Wǔdàishǐ

五代史

[五代史]

History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正 ( Xuē Jūzhèng) in 974 during Northern Song 北宋 ( Běi Sòng), 150 scrolls

lìshǐxué

历史学

[歷史學]

history

sīxiǎngshǐ

思想史

[思想史]

intellectual history

Shǐ Jǐngqiān

史景迁

[史景遷]

Jonathan D Spence (1936-), distinguished British US historian of China, author of The Search for Modern China 追尋現代中國／追寻现代中国 ( Zhuīxún Xiàndài Zhōngguó)

zhèngzhìshǐ

政治史

[政治史]

political history

lìshǐjù

历史剧

[歷史劇]

historical drama

biānniánshǐ

编年史

[編年史]

annals
chronicle

jìndàishǐ

近代史

[近代史]

modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)

Shǐtèlóng

史特龙

[史特龍]

Stallone (name)
Sylvester Stallone (1946-), American actor

Shǐzhòupiān

史籀篇

[史籀篇]

Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆 (dàzhuàn), attributed to King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王 ( Zhōu Xuānwáng) but probably dating from c. 500 BC

Shǐdíwēi

史迪威

[史迪威]

Joseph Stilwell (1883-1946), commander of US forces in China, Burma and India in World War II

Shǐtàibó

史泰博

[史泰博]

Staples Inc., US office supply store

Shǐdàixī

史黛西

[史黛西]

Stacy (name)

Shǐnúbǐ

史奴比

[史奴比]

Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)

shǐshīxìng

史诗性

[史詩性]

epic

gǔdàishǐ

古代史

[古代史]

ancient history

dāngdàishǐ

当代史

[當代史]

contemporary history

Shǐnǔbǐ

史努比

[史努比]

Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)

Qīngshǐgǎo

清史稿

[清史稿]

Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽／赵尔巽 ( Zhào Erxùn) in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls

hēilìshǐ

黑历史

[黑歷史]

dark past

lìshǐjiā

历史家

[歷史家]

historian

shǐshībān

史诗般

[史詩般]

epic

niànsìshǐ

廿四史

[廿四史]

twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
same as 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ)

luómànshǐ

罗曼史

[羅曼史]

romance (loanword)
love affair

shǐqiánrén

史前人

[史前人]

prehistoric man

wénhuàshǐ

文化史

[文化史]

cultural history

zìránshǐ

自然史

[自然史]

natural history (i.e. botany and zoology)

Tàishǐgōng

太史公

[太史公]

Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷／司马迁 ( Sīmǎ Qiān) refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記／史记 ( Shǐjì)

Shǐwēishì

史威士

[史威士]

Schweppes (soft drinks company)

xuèlèishǐ

血泪史

[血淚史]

(fig.) history full of suffering
heart-rending story
CL:部 (bù)

lìshǐxīngāo

历史新高

[歷史新高]

all-time high

lìshǐyíchǎn

历史遗产

[歷史遺產]

heritage; historical legacy

yǒushǐyǐlái

有史以来

[有史以來]

since the beginning of history

lìshǐxuéjiā

历史学家

[歷史學家]

historian

xiūdìnglìshǐ

修订历史

[修訂歷史]

revision history (of a document, web page etc)

lìshǐbǎnběn

历史版本

[歷史版本]

historical version; a previous version (of an app, document etc)

èrshíwǔshǐ

二十五史

[二十五史]

twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)

Shǐpǔníkè

史普尼克

[史普尼克]

Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite
also written 斯普特尼克

shǐzhuànxiǎoshuō

史传小说

[史傳小說]

historical novel

Ershísì Shǐ

二十四史

[二十四史]

the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
fig. a long and complicated story

jìnxiàndàishǐ

近现代史

[近現代史]

modern history and contemporary history

Shǐshìhuángyīng

史氏蝗莺

[史氏蝗鶯]

(bird species of China) Styan's grasshopper warbler (Locustella pleskei)

Shǐwǎxīngé

史瓦辛格

[史瓦辛格]

Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), Austrian-born American bodybuilder, actor and politician

lìshǐshíqī

历史时期

[歷史時期]

historical period

jiàkōnglìshǐ

架空历史

[架空歷史]

alternate history; counterfactual history (genre of fiction)

Rúlín Wàishǐ

儒林外史

[儒林外史]

The Scholars, satirical Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吳敬梓／吴敬梓 ( Wú Jingzì)

Shǐtèláosī

史特劳斯

[史特勞斯]

(Tw) Strauss (name)
Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer
Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer

lìshǐshìjiàn

历史事件

[歷史事件]

historical incident

lìshǐchéngběn

历史成本

[歷史成本]

historic cost (accounting)

Qīngdài Tōngshǐ

清代通史

[清代通史]

General History of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 蕭一山／萧一山 ( Xiāo Yīshān)

lìshǐjiǔyuǎn

历史久远

[歷史久遠]

ancient history

yǐshǐwéijiàn

以史为鉴

[以史為鑒]

to learn from history (idiom)

Shǐmòtèlái

史沫特莱

[史沫特萊]

Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist and activist, reported on China, esp. the communist side

Jiù Wǔdàishǐ

旧五代史

[舊五代史]

History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正 ( Xuē Jūzhèng) in 974 during Northern Song 北宋 ( Běi Sòng), 150 scrolls

Wénmíng Xiǎoshǐ

文明小史

[文明小史]

Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元 ( Lǐ Bóyuán) or Li Baojia 李寶嘉／李宝嘉 ( Lǐ Bǎojiā) describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍／八国联军 ( Bāguó Liánjūn)

lìshǐyìyì

历史意义

[歷史意義]

historic significance

Shǐgāobǐyē

史高比耶

[史高比耶]

Skopje, capital of North Macedonia (Tw)

huígùlìshǐ

回顾历史

[回顧歷史]

to look back at history

shǐwúqiánlì

史无前例

[史無前例]

(idiom) unprecedented in history

Shǐdìwénsī

史蒂文斯

[史蒂文斯]

Stephens
Stevens

Qīngshǐ Lièzhuàn

清史列传

[清史列傳]

Biographic History of Qing Dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls

Shǐwǎdìní

史瓦帝尼

[史瓦帝尼]

(Tw) Eswatini

lìshǐyíjì

历史遗迹

[歷史遺跡]

historic site

Shǐdāndùn Dǎo

史丹顿岛

[史丹頓島]

Staten Island, borough of New York City

Sānguóshǐjì

三国史记

[三國史記]

History of Three Kingdoms (Korean: Samguk Sagi), the oldest extant Korean history, compiled under Kim Busik 金富軾／金富轼 ( Jīn Fùshì) in 1145. The three kingdoms are Goguryeo 高句麗／高句丽 ( Gāogōulí), Baekje 百濟／百济 ( Bǎijì), Silla 新羅／新罗 ( Xīnluó).

Shíjiān Jiǎnshǐ

时间简史

[時間簡史]

"A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking

Xīn Wǔdàishǐ

新五代史

[新五代史]

Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修／欧阳修 ( Oūyáng Xiū) in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls

Shǐwǎjìlán

史瓦济兰

[史瓦濟蘭]