太史

太史

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	history
simp. and trad. (太史)		太	史

Etymology

Subordinate to the Minister of Ceremonies, the Court Astronomer made astronomical observations and drafted the annual lunisolar calendar. The Court Astronomer also upheld a literacy test of 9,000 characters for nominees aspiring to become subordinate officials for either the Minister Steward or Palace Assistant Imperial Clerk.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàishǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄕˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tàishǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄕˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tayshyy
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

太史

1. (archaic) Court Astronomer

Derived terms

太史令 (tàishǐ lìng)

Proper noun

太史

1. A surname​.

References

• 太史 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• Government of the Han Dynasty#Minister of Ceremonies on Wikipedia.Wikipedia