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二十四史

Èr shí sì Shǐ

4-character word

What 二十四史 means

1. the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
2. fig. a long and complicated story

The characters in 二十四史

• 二èrtwo; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
• 十shíten; 10
• 四sìfour; 4
• 史shǐhistory; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China

Words containing 二十四史

• 一部二十四史，不知从何说起yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐIt's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.