氏

shì/zhī

(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan"); (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang")

Ancient forms

4 forms

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shì as in 姓氏 shi4

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

zhī as in 阏氏 zhi1

nǐ 你 de 的 xìngshì 姓氏 zěnme 怎么 xiě 写？

How is your family name written?
shuǐ 水 zài 在 shèshì 摄氏 100 dù 度 fèiténg 沸腾。

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
jīntiān 今天 qìwēn 气温 shì 是 huáshì 华氏 qīshí 七十 dù 度。

The temperature today is seventy degrees Fahrenheit.
shuǐ 水 zài 在 huáshì 华氏 32 dù 度 jiéchéngbīng 结成冰。

Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.