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<WL>史 [shǐ] history (历史); historical (史实 ‘historical fact’)@@ ; (HDZ:) (古) 文职官员; …; (姓)
 
<WL>史 [shǐ] history (历史); historical (史实 ‘historical fact’)@@ ; (HDZ:) (古) 文职官员; …; (姓)
 
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The character 史(􀠺㕜) shǐ ‘official historian/messenger’ is traditionally explained as a 又(􀠋) yòu ‘right hand’ holding 中(􀃼) zhōng ‘the exact middle/center’, meaning ‘to grasp past/passing events, and to record/convey them accurately/faithfully/truthfully’.
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The Shuōwén Seal form of 史(􀠺㕜) shǐ ‘official historian/envoy’ is said to combine 又(􀠋) yòu ‘right hand’, and 中(􀃼) zhōng ‘the exact middle/center’: to grasp ongoing/passing/past events, and to record/convey them accurately/faithfully/truthfully.
Note: 史(􀠺) shǐ ‘history’, 事(􀠻􀠼𠭏) shì ‘event’, and 吏(􀀅) lì ‘officer’ as in 使(􁗱) shǐ/shì ‘send/envoy’, are all said to be related variants (perhaps writing cognate morphemes); cf. 事/剚 zì ‘establish/stab’.
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Compare: 史(􀠺) shǐ ‘historian/history’; 事(􀠻􀠼𠭏) shì ‘event’; 吏(􀀅) lì ‘officer’; 使(􁗱) shǐ/shì ‘command/dispatch/envoy’; these are all said to be related variants (HDZ), perhaps for cognate morphemes; cf. 事/剚 zì ‘establish/stab’.
“Hand holding a style (pen) and writing on a 囗 wooden block” —Karlgren.
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“Hand holding a style (pen) and writing on a 囗 wooden block” —Karlgren(AD).
HDZ: 史 : shǐ : (古) 文职官员; 官府的佐使; 历史 (史实); 记载历史的书籍; 文辞繁多; 画师; (姓)
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Note: Old graphs associated with 史 look like 𠭏(􀠼􀠻事), with 古 or 告 above, not 中 (HDZ).
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Compare: 笔/筆(􀡇) bǐ ‘writing brush’; 聿(􀡆) yù ‘writing brush’; 𦘒(􀡀帇) niè ‘skilled with one's hands; brush’.
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Compare: 支(􀠨𠬢) tāo ‘idle/frivolous; to take’ (as in 鼓, 事, 妻).
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Compare: 帅(􁓯帥) shuài ‘commander’; 师/師(􁃀) shī ‘military unit; teacher’ (䷆; 太师; 老师).
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HDZ: 史 : shǐ : (古) 文职官员, (最初) 王者身边担任星历、卜筮、记事的人员 (太史, 内史); (古) 官府的佐使; 历史 (史实); 记载历史的书籍; 文辞繁多; 画师; (姓)
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HDC: 文職 : 文官的职事; 文官 (ant. 武职)
 
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#rG.252.09 W.43m K.AD885,GSR975a D.1.571.2 M.5769 KX..173.03 B.015.0.10 WHY...67 E.1
 
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Latest revision as of 00:14, 20 June 2018

[shǐ] history (​史); historical (史​ ‘historical fact’) ; (HDZ:) (​) ​; …; (​)

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The Shuōwén Seal form of 史(​) shǐ ‘official historian/envoy’ is said to combine ​ yòu ‘right hand’, and ​ zhōng ‘the exact middle/center’: to grasp ongoing/passing/past events, and to record/convey them accurately/faithfully/truthfully.
    Compare: 史 shǐ ‘historian/history’; ​(​𠭏) shì ‘event’; ​ lì ‘officer’; ​使 shǐ/shì ‘command/dispatch/envoy’; these are all said to be related variants (HDZ), perhaps for cognate morphemes; cf. ​/​ zì ‘establish/stab’.
    “Hand holding a style (pen) and writing on a ​ wooden block” —Karlgren(AD).
    Note: Old graphs associated with 史 look like ​𠭏(​), with ​ or ​ above, not ​ (HDZ).
    Compare: ​/​ bǐ ‘writing brush’; ​ yù ‘writing brush’; ​𦘒(​) niè ‘skilled with one's hands; brush’.
    Compare: ​(​𠬢) tāo ‘idle/frivolous; to take’ (as in ​, ​, ​).
    Compare: ​(​) shuài ‘commander’; ​/​ shī ‘military unit; teacher’ (䷆; ​; ​).
    HDZ: 史 : shǐ : (​) ​, (​) ​、​、​ (​史, ​史); (​) ​使; ​史 (史​); ​史​; ​; ​; (​)
    HDC: ​ : ​; ​ (ant. ​)
►references: Guǎngyùn:252.09; Wieger:43m; Karlgren:AD885,GSR975a; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:1.571.2; Mathews:5769; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:173.03; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:015.0.10; Wáng(1993):67; EDOC:1
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►Cantonese: si/
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