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史

Mandarin · pinyin shǐ#

history
annals
title of an official historian in ancient China

Mandarin · pinyin Shǐ#

surname Shi

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史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals

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si2

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history
(historical) court historian; scribe
historical record; book recording history
a surname
(Internet slang) alternative form of 屎

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