三国志

三國志

Sānguózhì

proper noun

Meanings

1 Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chen Shou's history of the Three Kingdoms period

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

《三国演义》里的很多故事，在《三国志》里找不到。

《 Sānguó Yǎnyì 》 lǐ de hěnduō gùshi, zài 《 Sānguózhì 》 lǐ zhǎobudào.

Many stories in Romance of the Three Kingdoms can't be found in the Records of the Three Kingdoms.

HSK 7-9

《三国志》是陈寿写的史书。

《 Sānguózhì 》 shì Chén Shòu xiě de shǐshū.

The Records of the Three Kingdoms is a history written by Chen Shou.

Tips

history

Written by 陈寿 (233–297), a former official of Shu who served the Western Jin, in 65 scrolls divided into three books: 魏书 on Wei, 蜀书 on Shu and 吴书 on Wu. It is terse, and the commentary that 裴松之 finished in 429 adds a great deal from other sources. It is the fourth of the 二十四史.

usage

Not the novel 三国演义, the Ming retelling built on this history. Lines are cited by book and biography, as in 《三国志·蜀书·诸葛亮传》 for the life of Zhuge Liang.

Stroke Order

三 sān

国 guó

志 zhì