history; historical records or annals

Animated Stroke Order 史

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Stroke Order Diagrams 史

史 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
zhōng
guó
yǒu
zhe
yōu
jiǔ
de
shǐ
wén
huà

China has a long history and culture.

2
zài
shū
guǎn
jiè
le
běn
shǐ
shū

He borrowed a history book from the library.

3
zhè
shǐ
shī
miáo
huì
le
dài
yīng
xióng
de
shì

This epic depicts the story of ancient heroes.

4
shǐ
hěn
yǒu

History is interesting.

5
huān
xué
shǐ

I like studying history.

6
zhè
běn
shū
jiǎng
shù
le
zhōng
guó
yōu
jiǔ
de
shǐ

This book tells the long history of China.

7
zhè
kǎo
shì
le
mǎn
fēn
zhēn
shì
shǐ
qián

I got a perfect score on this exam, which is truly unprecedented.

8
zhè
jiā
gōng
jīn
nián
de
xiāo
shòu
é
zēng
zhǎng
shì
shǐ
qián
de
jiā
dōu
gǎn
dào
fēi
cháng
gāo
xìng

The company's sales growth this year is unprecedented, and everyone is very happy.

9
zài
lǐng
rén
gōng
zhì
néng
de
zhǎn
shuō
shì
shǐ
qián
de
zhèng
zài
gǎi
biàn
men
de
shēng
huó
fāng
shì

In the field of technology, the development speed of artificial intelligence can be described as unprecedented, and it is changing our way of life.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes5
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#426
Zhuyinㄕˇ
Components
UnicodeU+53F2
CangjieLK
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality