太史

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	history
simp. and trad. (太史)		太	史

Etymology

Subordinate to the Minister of Ceremonies, the Court Astronomer made astronomical observations and drafted the annual lunisolar calendar. The Court Astronomer also upheld a literacy test of 9,000 characters for nominees aspiring to become subordinate officials for either the Minister Steward or Palace Assistant Imperial Clerk.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàishǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄕˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tàishǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄕˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàishǐh
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-shih³
    • Yale: tài-shř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayshyy
    • Palladius: тайши (tajši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

太史

1. (historical) Court Astronomer
2. (historical) Imperial Historian

Synonyms

• (Imperial Historian): (historical) 修譔／修撰 (xiūzhuàn)

Derived terms

• 太史令 (tàishǐ lìng)

 

Proper noun

太史

1. a surname

   太史慈  ―  Tàishǐ Cí  ―  Taishi Ci (Han Dynasty general)

References

• Government of the Han Dynasty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia