史記

See also: 史记

Chinese

		history	to remember; to note; mark to remember; to note; mark; sign; to record
trad. (史記)		史	記
simp. (史记)		史	记

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shǐjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si² gei³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Sú-kì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shǐjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shǐhjì
    • Wade–Giles: Shih³-chi⁴
    • Yale: Shř-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyyjih
    • Palladius: Шицзи (Šiczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si² gei³
    • Yale: sí gei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si² gei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi² géi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː³⁵ kei̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sú-kì
    • Tâi-lô: Sú-kì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sw'kix
    • IPA (Taipei): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: sriX kiH

Rime
Character	史	記
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	生 (21)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	之 (19)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	踈士切	居吏切
Baxter	sriX	kiH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃɨX/	/kɨH/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃɨX/	/kɨH/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃieX/	/kieH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂɨX/	/kɨH/
Li Rong	/ʃiəX/	/kiəH/
Wang Li	/ʃĭəX/	/kĭəH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʂiX/	/kiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shǐ	jì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	si2	gei3

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*s-rəʔ  C.k(r)ə(ʔ)-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*srɯʔ  kɯs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	史	記
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shǐ	jì
Middle Chinese	‹ sriX ›	‹ kiH ›
Old Chinese	/*s-rəʔ/	/*C.k(r)ə(ʔ)-s/
English	scribe	remember; record (v.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	史	記
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	11487	5768
Phonetic component	史	己
Rime group	之	之
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	史	記
Old Chinese	/*srɯʔ/	/*kɯs/

Proper noun

史記

1. Records of the Grand Historian (an important Chinese history book written by Han dynasty scholar Sima Qian from 109 BCE to 91 BCE)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (史記):

• → Japanese: 史記(しき) (Shiki)
• → Korean: 사기(史記) (Sagi)
• → Vietnamese: Sử ký (史記)

Noun

史記

1. (uncommon, chiefly archaic) historical record; annals; chronicle

   • 秦既得意，燒天下詩書，諸侯史記尤甚，為其有所刺譏也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     秦既得意，烧天下诗书，诸侯史记尤甚，为其有所刺讥也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Qín jì déyì, shāo tiānxià shīshū, zhūhóu shǐjì yóushèn, wèi qí yǒusuǒ cìjī yě. [Pinyin]

     Having achieved its desired domination, Qin had books burned all over the country. They targeted in particular the historical records of the previous states because of the criticisms therein.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (史記):

• → Vietnamese: sử kí (史記)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
史	記
し Grade: 5	き Grade: 2
on'yomi

Proper noun

史(し)記(き) • (Shiki) 

1. Records of the Grand Historian

Derived terms

• 史記抄(しきしょう) (shikishō)

Korean

Hanja in this term
史	記

Proper noun

史記 • (Sagi) (hangeul 사기)

1. hanja form^? of 사기 (“Records of the Grand Historian”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
史	記

Proper noun

史記

1. chữ Hán form of Sử ký (“Records of the Grand Historian”).

Noun

史記

1. chữ Hán form of sử kí (“a history record”).