Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional formhandwritten form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
史 一
Mandarin
li4
English
Definitions
minor official; government official; magistrate
Mnemonic
First 一 scribe 史
Etymology
Notes
Apparently from the same character as 事; top part has been changed to 一 (the sound has changed significantly from the original)