Memory phrase for the character: 史

史

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Meaning

history, annals

Pronunciation

shǐ

Explanation

 Mouth 口 and person 人 with a wide step (cf. unit of length 丈)

Mnemonic
 
With the mouth, the person who made wide steps, tells his history.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
人 personA standing person with spread legs.




 Vocabulary

史记 Shǐ jì  Record of the Grand Historian
历史 lì shǐ  history
史蒂文斯 Shǐ dì wén sī  Stephens; Stevens
 
 

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