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历史

Traditional: 歷史

lì shǐ

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 3

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

lì shǐ · lik6 si2 (Jyutping)

  1. history
  2. CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

历

Meaning
history; calendar
Radical
厂
Strokes
4
Components
⿸厂力
Cangjie
XMKS
Four-corner
7122

史

Meaning
history, chronicle, annals
Radical
口
Strokes
5
Components
⿻口乂
Cangjie
LK
Four-corner
5000.6

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