Chinese words pronounced yuanshi (any tone) 9 words, in the 6 tones yuanshi is read in. yuānshí 1 words 渊(yuān)识(shí) erudite and sophisticated 淵(yuān)識(shí) erudite and sophisticated yuánshǐ 2 words 原(yuán)始(shǐ) first 元(yuán)史(shǐ) History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 èrshísìshǐ, compiled under Song Lian 宋濂 sònglián in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls 原(yuán)始(shǐ) first 元(yuán)史(shǐ) History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 èrshísìshǐ, compiled under Song Lian 宋濂 sònglián in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls yuánshì 1 words 缘(yuán)饰(shì) fringe 緣(yuán)飾(shì) fringe yuǎnshí 1 words 远(yuǎn)识(shí) foresight 遠(yuǎn)識(shí) foresight yuǎnshì 2 words 远(yuǎn)视(shì) farsighted 远(yuǎn)逝(shì) to fade into the distance 遠(yuǎn)視(shì) farsighted 遠(yuǎn)逝(shì) to fade into the distance yuànshì 2 words 院(yuàn)士(shì) member of a national academy 院(yuàn)试(shì) the last of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties 院(yuàn)士(shì) member of a national academy 院(yuàn)試(shì) the last of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties