shì

common
literary
archaic

Meaning of

氏 means surname; clan name; family name; title for married women (husband's surname + father's surname + 氏). Pronounced shì.

  • surname; clan name; family name
  • title for married women (husband's surname + father's surname + 氏)
  • suffix for experts, scholars, or foreign names

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Zhāng
shì
xiōng
zài
cūn
hěn
yǒu
míng
wàng
 

The Zhang brothers are very prestigious in the village.

Zhè
jiā
shì
shì
de
hòu
dài
 

This family is a descendant of the Li clan.

dài
shè
huì
shì
wéi
dān
wèi
 

Ancient society was organized by clans.

Tiān
xià
tóng
shì
zhī
rén
yīng
xiāng
bāng
zhù
 

People with the same surname in the world should help each other.

Zhào
shì
zài
zhè
zhù
le
shàng
bǎi
nián
 

The Zhao clan has lived here for over a hundred years.