| 通 |
tōng shǐ | narrative history / comprehensive history / a history covering an extended period |
| 通 |
tōng | to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc |
| 通 |
tòng | classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) |
| 史 |
Shǐ | surname Shi |
| 史 |
shǐ | history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China |