history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
历 · 4 strokes
Simplified form of 歷. Phonosemantic compound. 厤 represents the meaning and 力 represents the sound.
史 · 5 strokes
The characters 史 (history), 吏 (government official), 使 (cause; use; instruct), and 事 (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a h…