Taishi (surname)
 Taishi in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Tàishǐ (Pinyin) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Chinese language |
| Word/name | name of an office in imperial China |
| Meaning | grand historian |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Taishi (Mandarin) |
Taishi ([tʰâɪʂɻ̩̀], Chinese: 太史; pinyin: Tàishǐ; Wade–Giles: T'ai4-shih3) is a Chinese compound surname. Taishi literally means Grand Historian, a high official in ancient imperial China. For example, Sima Qian was the Grand Historian in Han Dynasty.
Taishi is not included in the Hundred Family Surnames book[1] and is no longer used to this day.[citation needed]
Notable people named Taishi
- Taishi Ci, military general of Eastern Wu
References
- ^ "Chinese Classics: The 100 Names". www.chinasage.info. Retrieved 2020-12-25.