南史 nánshǐ History of the Southern Dynasties Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents nánshǐ History of the Southern Dynasties 南 nán nounproper noun south south; southern; directional cardinal point opposite to 北 běi史 shǐ nounadjective historical records (bound form) books or documents recording past events; annalsnánshǐ Nanshi (surname) 南 nán Nan surname Nan史 shǐ Shi the Chinese surname Shinánshǐ Nanshi (historical title) 南 nán nounproper noun south south; southern; directional cardinal point opposite to 北 běi史 shǐ official historian (bound form) an official historian or scribe in ancient China; a person in charge of government documents or chronicles