zhī

archaic
proper

Meaning of

氏 means used in proper names (ancient tribes or titles). Pronounced zhī.

  • used in proper names (ancient tribes or titles)

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Yān
zhī
shì
Xiōng
Chányú
de
chēng
hào
 
 

Yanzhi is the title for the wife of the Xiongnu Chanyu.

Yuè
zhī
shì
dài
西
de
yóu
mín
 

Yuezhi was an ancient nomadic people in the Western Regions.

shǐ
shàng
Yuè
zhī
céng
jiàn
guò
qiáng
de
guó
jiā
 

Historically, the Great Yuezhi once established a powerful nation.

Kǎo
xué
jiā
xiàn
le
Yuè
zhī
wén
huà
de
 

Archaeologists discovered traces of Yuezhi culture.

Xiōng
Hán
xié
Chányú
de
wáng
hòu
shì
Yān
zhī
 
 

The queen of the Xiongnu Chanyu Huhanye was a Yanzhi.