Memory phrase for the character: 史

史

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Meaning

history

Pronunciation

 SHI

Explanation

 Mouth 口 and a person 人 with a wide step

Mnemonic
 
The mouth tells about his wide steps, thus his: history.

Radicals

口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
人 personThe radical hito also has this writing 亻 and many variants, such as the sitting person 匕, the lying person , the tall person 大 with outstretched arms, or the husband 夫 as the tall 大 person with extra 一 caring arms, etc.
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 Vocabulary

史 し  history, Chronicle (e.g. a country)
歴史 れきし  history
歴史家 れきしか  historian
女史 じょし  Mrs., Ms.
史実 しじつ  historical fact

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