司马迁著《史记》立世家３０卷，起吴太伯世家至三王世家。《索隐》解释世家的含义说：“系（世）家者，记诸侯本系也，言其下及子孙常有国。”其意乃指古代世袭爵位的贵族或因政治上的优势而世代为官的家族历史。后世则含义日广，遂有“经学世家”、“中医世家”、“文化... Sima moved to the “Historical Records” Li family of 30 volumes, from Wu Taibo family to three kings. “Suo Yin” explains the meaning of the family and said: “The family (world) family, remember the princes Department also, under the words and often Changguo.” Its meaning refers to the ancient hereditary nobility aristocracy or because of political advantages and Generations of the official family history. Later, the meaning of Japan is wide, then there are “family scholarship”, “family medicine”, "culture ...