| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 史 | 史 | Shǐ | - surname Shi |
| 史 | 史 | shǐ | - history - annals - title of an official historian in ancient China |
| 元史 | 元史 | Yuánshǐ | - History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Song Lian 宋濂[Song4 Lian2] in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls |
| 刺史 | 刺史 | cìshǐ | - provincial governor (old) |
| 北史 | 北史 | Běishǐ | - History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[Li3 Yan2 shou4] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls |
| 南史 | 南史 | Nánshǐ | - History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[Li3 Yan2 shou4] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 80 scrolls |
| 古史 | 古史 | gǔshǐ | - ancient history |
| 史上 | 史上 | shǐshàng | - in history |
| 史传 | 史傳 | shǐzhuàn | - historical biography |
| 史册 | 史冊 | shǐcè | - annals |
| 史前 | 史前 | shǐqián | - prehistory |
| 史卓 | 史卓 | Shǐzhuó | - Straw (name) - Jack Straw (1946-), UK Labour Party politician, foreign secretary 2001-2006 |
| 史学 | 史學 | shǐxué | - historiography |
| 史官 | 史官 | shǐguān | - scribe - court recorder - historian - historiographer |
| 史家 | 史家 | shǐjiā | - historian |
| 史实 | 史實 | shǐshí | - historical fact |
| 史料 | 史料 | shǐliào | - historical material or data |
| 史书 | 史書 | shǐshū | - history book |
| 史籍 | 史籍 | shǐjí | - historical records |
| 史臣 | 史臣 | shǐchén | - official in charge of public records |
| 史观 | 史觀 | shǐguān | - historical point of view - historically speaking |
| 史记 | 史記 | Shǐjì | - Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3] |
| 史诗 | 史詩 | shǐshī | - an epic - poetic saga |
| 国史 | 國史 | guóshǐ | - national history - dynastic history |
| 地史 | 地史 | dìshǐ | - earth history - geological history |
| 宋史 | 宋史 | Sòngshǐ | - History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuan2], 496 scrolls - (not to be confused with 宋書|宋书[Song4 shu1]) |
| 厂史 | 廠史 | chǎngshǐ | - factory history |
| 御史 | 御史 | yùshǐ | - imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) |
| 文史 | 文史 | wénshǐ | - literature and history |
| 明史 | 明史 | Míngshǐ | - History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[Zhang1 Ting2 yu4] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls |
| 正史 | 正史 | zhèngshǐ | - the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories - true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends |
| 历史 | 歷史 | lìshǐ | - history - CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4] |
| 病史 | 病史 | bìngshǐ | - medical history |
| 简史 | 簡史 | jiǎnshǐ | - simple history - Brief History (used in modern book titles) |
| 血史 | 血史 | xuèshǐ | - history written in blood - epic period of struggle and sacrifice |
| 讲史 | 講史 | jiǎngshǐ | - historical tales |
| 通史 | 通史 | tōngshǐ | - narrative history - comprehensive history - a history covering an extended period |
| 辽史 | 遼史 | Liáoshǐ | - History of the Liao Dynasty, twenty first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuan2], 116 scrolls |
| 野史 | 野史 | yěshǐ | - unofficial history - history as popular legends |
| 金史 | 金史 | Jīnshǐ | - History of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, twenty second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuan2], 135 scrolls |
| 青史 | 青史 | qīngshǐ | - annal - historical record - CL:筆|笔[bi3] |
| 鲁史 | 魯史 | lǔshǐ | - History of Kingdom Lu - refers to the Spring and Autumn annals 春秋 (edited by Confucius) |
| 党史 | 黨史 | dǎngshǐ | - History of the Party |
| 五代史 | 五代史 | Wǔdàishǐ | - History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls |
| 古代史 | 古代史 | gǔdàishǐ | - ancient history |
| 史丹佛 | 史丹佛 | Shǐdānfó | - Stanford (University) - also written 斯坦福[Si1 tan3 fu2] |
| 史前人 | 史前人 | shǐqiánrén | - prehistoric man |
| 史努比 | 史努比 | Shǐnǔbǐ | - Snoopy (comic strip pet dog) |
| 史奴比 | 史奴比 | Shǐnúbǐ | - Snoopy (comic strip pet dog) |
| 史威士 | 史威士 | Shǐwēishì | - Schweppes (soft drinks company) |
| 史学家 | 史學家 | shǐxuéjiā | - historian |
| 史密斯 | 史密斯 | Shǐmìsī | - Smith (name) |
| 史密特 | 史密特 | shǐmìtè | - Schmitt |
| 史思明 | 史思明 | ShǐSīmíng | - Shi Siming (703-761), non-Han military man and colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1], eventually conspirator with him in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4] against the Tang dynasty |
| 史景迁 | 史景遷 | ShǐJǐngqiān | - Jonathan D Spence (1936-), distinguished British US historian of China, author of The search for modern China 追尋現代中國|追寻现代中国 |
| 史泰博 | 史泰博 | Shǐtàibó | - Staples Inc., US office supply store |
| 史特龙 | 史特龍 | Shǐtèlóng | - Stallone (name) - Sylvester Stallone (1946-), American actor |
| 史籀篇 | 史籀篇 | Shǐzhòupiān | - Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆[da4 zhuan4], attributed to King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王[Zhou1 Xuan1 wang2] but probably dating from c. 500 BC |
| 史蒂夫 | 史蒂夫 | Shǐdìfū | - Steve (male name) |
| 史蒂文 | 史蒂文 | Shǐdìwén | - Steven, Stephen (name) |
| 史诗性 | 史詩性 | shǐshīxìng | - epic |
| 史诗般 | 史詩般 | shǐshībān | - epic |
| 史迪威 | 史迪威 | Shǐdíwēi | - Joseph Stilwell |
| 史黛西 | 史黛西 | Shǐdàixī | - Stacy (name) |
| 哲学史 | 哲學史 | zhéxuéshǐ | - history of philosophy |
| 太史令 | 太史令 | tàishǐlìng | - grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han) |
| 太史公 | 太史公 | Tàishǐgōng | - Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1] refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4] |
| 廿四史 | 廿四史 | niànsìshǐ | - twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions) - same as 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3] |
| 思想史 | 思想史 | sīxiǎngshǐ | - intellectual history |
| 政治史 | 政治史 | zhèngzhìshǐ | - political history |
| 文化史 | 文化史 | wénhuàshǐ | - cultural history |
| 文学史 | 文學史 | wénxuéshǐ | - history of literature |
| 新元史 | 新元史 | XīnYuánshǐ | - New history of the Yuan Dynasty, sometimes listed as one of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Ke Shaomin 柯邵忞[Ke1 Shao4 min2] in 1920 |
| 历史上 | 歷史上 | lìshǐshàng | - historical - in history |
| 历史剧 | 歷史劇 | lìshǐjù | - historical drama |
| 历史学 | 歷史學 | lìshǐxué | - history |
| 历史家 | 歷史家 | lìshǐjiā | - historian |
| 历史性 | 歷史性 | lìshǐxìng | - historic |
| 清史稿 | 清史稿 | Qīngshǐgǎo | - Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽|赵尔巽[Zhao4 Er3 xun4] in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls |
| 清史馆 | 清史館 | Qīngshǐguǎn | - office set up in 1914 to compile official history of the Qing dynasty |
| 现代史 | 現代史 | xiàndàishǐ | - modern history |
| 当代史 | 當代史 | dāngdàishǐ | - contemporary history |
| 科学史 | 科學史 | kēxuéshǐ | - history of science |
| 编年史 | 編年史 | biānniánshǐ | - annals - chronicle |
| 罗曼史 | 羅曼史 | luómànshǐ | - romance (loanword) - love affair |
| 美术史 | 美術史 | měishùshǐ | - history of art |
| 自然史 | 自然史 | zìránshǐ | - natural history (i.e. botany and zoology) |
| 近代史 | 近代史 | jìndàishǐ | - modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century) |
| 三国史记 | 三國史記 | Sānguóshǐjì | - History of Three Kingdoms (Korean: Samguk Sagi), the oldest extant Korean history, compiled under Kim Busik 金富軾|金富轼[Jin1 Fu4 shi4] in 1145. The three kingdoms are Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2], Baekje 百濟|百济[Bai3 ji4], Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1 luo2]. |
| 二十五史 | 二十五史 | èrshíwǔshǐ | - twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions) |
| 二十四史 | 二十四史 | ÈrshísìShǐ | - the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century - fig. a long and complicated story |
| 修订历史 | 修訂歷史 | xiūdìnglìshǐ | - revision history (of a document, web page etc) |
| 儒林外史 | 儒林外史 | RúlínWàishǐ | - The Scholars, Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吳敬梓|吴敬梓[Wu2 Jing4 zi3], an extended satire on the Imperial Examination system |
| 史丹顿岛 | 史丹頓島 | ShǐdāndùnDǎo | - Staten Island, borough of New York City |
| 史传小说 | 史傳小說 | shǐzhuànxiǎoshuō | - historical novel |
| 史前石桌 | 史前石桌 | shǐqiánshízhuō | - menhir - prehistoric stone table |
| 史普尼克 | 史普尼克 | Shǐpǔníkè | - Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite - also written 斯普特尼克 |
| 史氏蝗莺 | 史氏蝗鶯 | Shǐshìhuángyīng | - (Chinese bird species) Styan's grasshopper warbler (Locustella pleskei) |
| 史沫特莱 | 史沫特萊 | Shǐmòtèlái | - Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist and activist, reported on China, esp. the communist side |
| 史无前例 | 史無前例 | shǐwúqiánlì | - unprecedented in history |
| 史特劳斯 | 史特勞斯 | Shǐtèláosī | - Strauss (name) (Tw) - Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer - Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer |
| 史瓦济兰 | 史瓦濟蘭 | Shǐwǎjìlán | - Swaziland, SE Africa (Tw) |
| 史瓦辛格 | 史瓦辛格 | Shǐwǎxīngé | - Arnold Schwarzenegger - also written 阿諾德・施瓦辛格|阿诺德・施瓦辛格[A1 nuo4 de2 · Shi1 wa3 xin1 ge2] |
| 史蒂文斯 | 史蒂文斯 | Shǐdìwénsī | - Stephens - Stevens |
| 名垂青史 | 名垂青史 | míngchuíqīngshǐ | - lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory |
| 回顾历史 | 回顧歷史 | huígùlìshǐ | - to look back at history |
| 安史之乱 | 安史之亂 | ĀnShǐzhīLuàn | - An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1] and 史思明[Shi3 Si1 ming2], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty |
| 提学御史 | 提學御史 | tíxuéyùshǐ | - superintendent of education (formal title) |
| 文明小史 | 文明小史 | WénmíngXiǎoshǐ | - Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[Li3 Bo2 yuan2] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Li3 Bao3 jia1] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1] |
| 新五代史 | 新五代史 | XīnWǔdàishǐ | - Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls |
| 时间简史 | 時間簡史 | Shíjiānjiǎnshǐ | - A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking |
| 有史以来 | 有史以來 | yǒushǐyǐlái | - since the beginning of history |
| 李维史陀 | 李維史陀 | LǐwéiShǐtuó | - Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009), French social anthropologist |
| 历史久远 | 歷史久遠 | lìshǐjiǔyuǎn | - ancient history |
| 历史事件 | 歷史事件 | lìshǐshìjiàn | - historical incident |
| 历史人物 | 歷史人物 | lìshǐrénwù | - historical person |
| 历史学家 | 歷史學家 | lìshǐxuéjiā | - historian |
| 历史悠久 | 歷史悠久 | lìshǐyōujiǔ | - long-established - time-honored |
| 历史意义 | 歷史意義 | lìshǐyìyì | - historic significance |
| 历史成本 | 歷史成本 | lìshǐchéngběn | - historic cost (accounting) |
| 历史新高 | 歷史新高 | lìshǐxīngāo | - all-time high |
| 历史时期 | 歷史時期 | lìshǐshíqī | - historical period |
| 历史沿革 | 歷史沿革 | lìshǐyángé | - historical development - background |
| 历史版本 | 歷史版本 | lìshǐbǎnběn | - historical edition - revision history (of a web page) |
| 历史背景 | 歷史背景 | lìshǐbèijǐng | - historical background |
| 历史观点 | 歷史觀點 | lìshǐguāndiǎn | - historical standpoint |
| 历史遗产 | 歷史遺產 | lìshǐyíchǎn | - heritage - historical legacy |
| 历史遗迹 | 歷史遺跡 | lìshǐyíjì | - historical remains - historic monuments |
| 清代通史 | 清代通史 | Qīngdàitōngshǐ | - General history of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 蕭一山 |
| 清史列传 | 清史列傳 | QīngshǐLièzhuàn | - Biographic History of Qing Dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls |
| 旧五代史 | 舊五代史 | JiùWǔdàishǐ | - History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls |
| 近现代史 | 近現代史 | jìnxiàndàishǐ | - modern history and contemporary history |
| 史丹福大学 | 史丹福大學 | ShǐdānfúDàxué | - Stanford University |
| 史前古器物 | 史前古器物 | shǐqiángǔqìwù | - prehistoric artifacts - ancient artifacts |
| 历史博物馆 | 歷史博物館 | lìshǐbówùguǎn | - historical museum |
| 葛兰素史克 | 葛蘭素史克 | Gělánsùshǐkè | - GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company |
| 中国小说史略 | 中國小說史略 | ZhōngguóXiǎoshuōShǐlüè | - Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅 |
| 史蒂芬・哈珀 | 史蒂芬・哈珀 | Shǐdìfēn·Hāpò | - see 斯蒂芬・哈珀[Si1 di4 fen1 · Ha1 po4] |
| 布莱克史密斯 | 布萊克史密斯 | Bùláikèshǐmìsī | - Blacksmith (name) |
| 阿史那骨咄禄 | 阿史那骨咄祿 | ĀshǐnàGǔduōlù | - Ashina Qutlugh, personal name of 頡跌利施可汗|颉跌利施可汗[Jie2 die1 li4 shi1 Ke4 han2] |
| 中国历史博物馆 | 中國歷史博物館 | ZhōngguóLìshǐBówùguǎn | - Museum of Chinese History |
| 史提夫・贾伯斯 | 史提夫・賈伯斯 | Shǐtífū·Jiǎbósī | - Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc. |
| 史蒂夫・乔布斯 | 史蒂夫・喬布斯 | Shǐdìfū·Qiáobùsī | - Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc. |
| 艾格尼丝・史沫特莱 | 艾格尼絲・史沫特萊 | Àigénísī·Shǐmòtèlái | - Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side |
| 一部二十四史，不知从何说起 | 一部二十四史，不知從何說起 | yībùèrshísìshǐ,bùzhīcónghéshuōqǐ | - It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start. |
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