氏

shì

HSK 7-93 readings

“Family name” in Chinese is 氏 (shì).

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Meaning

bound formfamily name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan")
bound formmaiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang")
bound formhonorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures

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used in 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]
used in 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]

Example

林字作为中国姓氏，就读Lín；作为日本姓氏，则读Hayashi。

When used as a Chinese surname, the character 林 is pronounced Lín; as a Japanese surname, it is read Hayashi.

From 姓氏 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

shì(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 "the Wang clan") / (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 "Mrs. Li, née Wang") / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
zhīused in 月氏 / used in 閼氏|阏氏

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 氏

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