太史 tàishǐ court historian Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents tàishǐ court historian · Records of the Grand Historian 太 tài affix [senior/supreme] (bound form) highest; supreme; greatest; used to refer to people of the highest rank or seniority史 shǐ official historian (bound form) an official historian or scribe in ancient China; a person in charge of government documents or chroniclestàishǐ Taishi 太 tài surname a Chinese surname史 shǐ Shi the Chinese surname Shi