历史 lìshǐ History

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Traditional: 歷史
Measure word: 门, 段

Stroke order

历史 is written in 9 strokes across 2 characters.

历史 — the Chinese character for History (lìshǐ), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 历史 — History

历 — 4 strokes
史 — 5 strokes

Characters in 历史

历 lì — calendar; to experience; to undergo
史 shǐ — history; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

我喜欢学习中国历史。Wǒ xǐhuan xuéxí Zhōngguó lìshǐ.I like studying Chinese history.
这座城市有很长的历史。Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu hěn cháng de lìshǐ.This city has a very long history.

Related words

历史 is pronounced lìshǐ and means “History”.

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