明史

Traditional form:

明史

Pinyin (reading):

Míngshǐ

Definitions:

• 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

Characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 史 - history, chronicle, annals

Traditional characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 史 - history, chronicle, annals