tài​shǐ

court historian

Senses

太史 tài​shǐ court historian

Ancient official title for a court historian responsible for keeping records and overseeing astronomy and the calendar; later used as a polite title for a member of the Hanlin Academy.

太史 tài​shǐ Taishi

A two-character Chinese surname.

太史 tài​shǐ Records of the Grand Historian

A reference to the historical text 史记 shǐ​jì written by Sima Qian.

References

classifier 太史/太史 位/位
see 太史/太史 史记/史記
see 太史令/太史令 太史/太史