自然史

Traditional form:

自然史

Pinyin (reading):

zìránshǐ

Definitions:

• natural history (i.e. botany and zoology)

Characters:

• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly
• 史 - history, chronicle, annals

Traditional characters:

• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly
• 史 - history, chronicle, annals