二十四史 Èr shí sì Shǐ ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄙˋ ㄕˇ ji6 sap6 sei3 si2
- the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
- fig. a long and complicated story
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 二 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
More words with these characters
二
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 二手车 二手車 èr shǒu chē ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄜ ji6 sau2 ce1 second-hand car
- 二维码 二維碼 èr wéi mǎ ㄦˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄚˇ ji6 wai4 maa5 2D barcode; matrix code
- 一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng ㄧ ㄍㄢ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ jat1 gon1 ji6 zeng6 thoroughly (idiom)
- 二氧化碳 èr yǎng huà tàn ㄦˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄢˋ ji6 joeng5 faa3 taan3 carbon dioxide CO2
Show 15 more words with 二
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr ㄉㄨˊ ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
- 一二 yī èr ㄧ ㄦˋ jat1 ji6 one or two; a few
- 不二 bù èr ㄅㄨˋ ㄦˋ bat1 ji6 the only (choice, way etc)
- 幺二 么二 yāo èr ㄧㄠ ㄦˋ jiu1 ji6 one-two or ace-deuce (smallest throw at dice)
- 二七 Èr qī ㄦˋ ㄑㄧ ji6 cat1 see 二七区
- 二世 èr shì ㄦˋ ㄕˋ ji6 sai3 the Second (of numbered kings)
- 二代 èr dài ㄦˋ ㄉㄞˋ ji6 doi6 second generation
- 二伏 èr fú ㄦˋ ㄈㄨˊ ji6 fuk6 中伏
- 二来 二來 èr lái ㄦˋ ㄌㄞˊ ji6 loi4 secondly, ...
- 二便 èr biàn ㄦˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ji6 bin6 urination and defecation
- 二侧 二側 èr cè ㄦˋ ㄘㄜˋ ji6 zak1 two sides
- 二价 二價 èr jià ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ji6 gaa3 negotiable price
- 二元 èr yuán ㄦˋ ㄩㄢˊ ji6 jyun4 duality
- 二八 èr bā ㄦˋ ㄅㄚ ji6 baat3 16
十
- 十分 shí fēn ㄕˊ ㄈㄣ sap6 fan1 very
- 十足 shí zú ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ sap6 zuk1 ample
- 十字路口 shí zì lù kǒu ㄕˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2 crossroads
- 七十 qī shí ㄑㄧ ㄕˊ cat1 sap6 seventy
- 三十 sān shí ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ saam1 sap6 thirty
Show 15 more words with 十
- 九十 jiǔ shí ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ gau2 sap6 ninety
- 二十 èr shí ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ji6 sap6 twenty; 20
- 五十 wǔ shí ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ng5 sap6 fifty
- 八十 bā shí ㄅㄚ ㄕˊ baat3 sap6 eighty
- 六十 liù shí ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ luk6 sap6 sixty
- 十一 Shí Yī ㄕˊ ㄧ sap6 jat1 PRC National Day (October 1st)
- 十一 shí yī ㄕˊ ㄧ sap6 jat1 eleven
- 十七 shí qī ㄕˊ ㄑㄧ sap6 cat1 seventeen
- 十三 shí sān ㄕˊ ㄙㄢ sap6 saam1 thirteen
- 十九 shí jiǔ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ sap6 gau2 nineteen
- 十二 shí èr ㄕˊ ㄦˋ sap6 ji6 twelve
- 十五 shí wǔ ㄕˊ ㄨˇ sap6 ng5 fifteen
- 十位 shí wèi ㄕˊ ㄨㄟˋ sap6 wai2 the tens place (or column) in the decimal system
- 十倍 shí bèi ㄕˊ ㄅㄟˋ sap6 pui5 tenfold
- 十亿 十億 shí yì ㄕˊ ㄧˋ sap6 jik1 one billion
四
- 四周 sì zhōu ㄙˋ ㄓㄡ sei3 zau1 all around
- 四季 sì jì ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ sei3 gwai3 four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
- 四方 sì fāng ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ sei3 fong1 four-way
- 四处 四處 sì chù ㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ sei3 cyu3 all over the place
- 四合院 sì hé yuàn ㄙˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄢˋ sei3 hap6 jyun2 courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
Show 15 more words with 四
- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 五四 wǔ sì ㄨˇ ㄙˋ ng5 sei3 fourth of May, cf 五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 六四 Liù Sì ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙˋ luk6 sei3 refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
- 再四 zài sì ㄗㄞˋ ㄙˋ zoi3 sei3 repeatedly
- 十四 shí sì ㄕˊ ㄙˋ sap6 sei3 fourteen; 14
- 四下 sì xià ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sei3 haa6 everywhere
- 四化 sì huà ㄙˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sei3 faa3 abbr. for 四个现代化, Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations
- 四十 sì shí ㄙˋ ㄕˊ sei3 sap6 forty
- 四国 四國 Sì guó ㄙˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ sei3 gwok3 Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
- 四围 四圍 sì wéi ㄙˋ ㄨㄟˊ sei3 wai4 all around
- 四境 sì jìng ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ sei3 ging2 all the borders
- 四大 sì dà ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ sei3 daai6 the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
- 四害 sì hài ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˋ sei3 hoi6 "the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
- 四射 sì shè ㄙˋ ㄕㄜˋ sei3 se6 to radiate all around
史
- 史料 shǐ liào ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ si2 liu2 historical material or data
- 历史 歷史 lì shǐ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˇ lik6 si2 history
- 史无前例 史無前例 shǐ wú qián lì ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ si2 mou4 cin4 lai6 (idiom) unprecedented in history
- 元史 Yuán shǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇ jyun4 si2 History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Song Lian 宋濂 in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls
- 刺史 cì shǐ ㄘˋ ㄕˇ ci3 si2 provincial governor (old)
Show 15 more words with 史
- 北史 Běi shǐ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˇ bak1 si2 History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
- 南史 Nán shǐ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕˇ naam4 si2 History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 80 scrolls
- 古史 gǔ shǐ ㄍㄨˇ ㄕˇ gu2 si2 ancient history
- 史上 shǐ shàng ㄕˇ ㄕㄤˋ si2 soeng6 in history
- 史传 史傳 shǐ zhuàn ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ si2 zyun6 historical biography
- 史册 史冊 shǐ cè ㄕˇ ㄘㄜˋ si2 caak3 annals
- 史前 shǐ qián ㄕˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ si2 cin4 prehistoric times; (attributive) prehistoric
- 史卓 Shǐ zhuó ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ si2 coek3 Straw (name)
- 史学 史學 shǐ xué ㄕˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ si2 hok6 historiography
- 史官 shǐ guān ㄕˇ ㄍㄨㄢ si2 gun1 scribe
- 史家 shǐ jiā ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄚ si2 gaa1 historian
- 史实 史實 shǐ shí ㄕˇ ㄕˊ si2 sat6 historical fact
- 史书 史書 shǐ shū ㄕˇ ㄕㄨ si2 syu1 history book
- 史称 史稱 shǐ chēng ㄕˇ ㄔㄥ si2 cing1 to be known to history as
- 史籍 shǐ jí ㄕˇ ㄐㄧˊ si2 zik6 historical records