史	1226A40   91.82	部居	畫數  5	ㄕˇ [shi3] .
N	(1)  History: 歷史 ditto; 青史 history in sense of record for posterity; 通史 general history; 野史，外史 private or unofficial records of a period; 文學史 literary history; 思想史 history of thought; 哲學史 history of philosophy, etc.; 編年史 annals, chronological history; 史料，史話 [shi3liao4], [shi3hua4]↓; 國史館 national archives; 史無前例 unprecedented in history. (2)  An official: 御史 imperial censor; 令史，典史 a government secretary. (3)  A surname.
Words	1.史筆 [shi2bi3], n., a habit of writers to hint at, rather than write explicitly (for reader to read between the lines).  2.史部 [shi3bu4], n., history as one of the four main divisions of Chin. libraries (經，史，子，集, see 四部 41.41).  3.史館 [shi2guan3], n., national archives, bureau in charge of writing and preserving historical records.  4.史官 [shi3guan1], n., a court historian.  5.史話 [shi3hua4], n., historical narrative.  6.史料 [shi3liao4], n., historical data.  7.史論 [shi3lun4], n., historical essay.  8.史評 [shi3ping2], n., historical criticism.  9.史乘 [shi3sheng4], n., histories, historical works.  10.史詩 [shi3shi1], n., epic poetry, historical narrative poem.  11.史學 [shi3xUe2], n., (1)  the study of history; (2)  the science of history, historiography.  12.史冊 [shi3ce4], n., anc. history books, historical works.