歷史

See also: 历史 and 歴史

Chinese

 
to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; calendar
history
trad. (歷史)
simp. (历史)

Etymology

“Historical records; history” [at least 5th CE].

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (37) (21)
Final () (127) (19)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () IV III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lek̚/ /ʃɨX/
Pan
Wuyun
/lek̚/ /ʃɨX/
Shao
Rongfen
/lɛk̚/ /ʃieX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lɛjk̚/ /ʂɨX/
Li
Rong
/lek̚/ /ʃiəX/
Wang
Li
/liek̚/ /ʃĭəX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/liek̚/ /ʂiX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shǐ
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
shǐ
Middle
Chinese
‹ lek › ‹ sriX ›
Old
Chinese
/*[r]ˁek/ /*s-rəʔ/
English pass by; in turn scribe

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 7980 11487
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*reːɡ/ /*srɯʔ/

Noun

歷史

  1. (uncountable) history (the study of past events)
    歷史 / 历史   lìshǐ gǎn   sense of history
    歷史觀點 / 历史观点   lìshǐ guāndiǎn   view of history
    縱觀歷史 / 纵观历史   zòngguān lìshǐ   throughout history
    古代歷史 / 古代历史   gǔdài lìshǐ   ancient history
    歷史故事 / 历史故事   lìshǐ gùshi   stories from history
    歷史文獻 / 历史文献   lìshǐ wénxiàn   historical document
    歷史事件 / 历史事件   lìshǐ shìjiàn   historical event
    歷史人物 / 历史人物   lìshǐ rénwù   historical figure
    歷史古跡 / 历史古迹   lìshǐ gǔjì   historical site
    歷史勝利者書寫 [MSC, trad.]
    历史胜利者书写 [MSC, simp.]
    Lìshǐ shì yóu shènglìzhě shūxiě de. [Pinyin]
    History is written by the victors.
    是否歷史事實近代頗有爭議 [MSC, trad.]
    是否历史事实近代颇有争议 [MSC, simp.]
    Cǐ shuō shìfǒu wéi lìshǐ shìshí, jìndài pōyǒu zhēngyì. [Pinyin]
    Whether this theory is historical fact has been a source of considerable contention in recent times.
  2. (countable) past events; historical happenings; history (Classifier: )
  3. (uncountable) Short for 歷史學历史学 (lìshǐxué, “the study of history; historiography”).

Usage notes

Just like in English, this Chinese term can refer to history as in the study of past events, as well as the past considered as a whole, or connected with a particular person or thing.

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (歷史):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
れき
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

歷史 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 歴史, hiragana れきし, rōmaji rekishi)

  1. Kyūjitai form of 歴史: ("history")

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

歷史 (yeoksa) (hangeul 역사)

  1. Hanja form? of 역사 (history).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Noun

歷史

  1. Hán tự form of lịch sử (history).
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