Character: 史
Modern (Beijing) reading: shǐ
Preclassic Old Chinese: srǝʔ
Classic Old Chinese: srǝ́
Western Han Chinese: ṣǝ́
Eastern Han Chinese: ṣǝ́
Early Postclassic Chinese: ṣɨ́
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ṣɨ́
Late Postclassic Chinese: ṣɨ́
Middle Chinese: ṣɨ́
English meaning : secretary
Russian meaning[s]: 1) история; исторический; анналы; летопись; 2) историограф, летописец; древн. хранитель библиотеки; 3) Ши (фамилия)
Comments: A later attested, but no doubt archaic meaning is 'annals, history, record', which makes Schüssler's identification of 史 and 使 'send, cause' dubious.
Radical: 30
Four-angle index: 6419
Karlgren code: 0975 a-f
Vietnamese reading: su`'
