佘 (Shé) · She, a Chinese surname

Meanings

1 She, a Chinese surname

Characters

佘

shé

surname She

Examples

HSK 7-9

佘太君是杨家将故事里的老祖母。

Shé Tàijūn shì Yángjiājiàng gùshi lǐ de lǎo zǔmǔ.

She Taijun is the matriarch of the Yang Family Generals legends.

Tips

history

佘 is essentially only a surname today; it has no everyday word meaning. It is best known from 佘太君, the heroic matriarch of the Yang Family Generals tales. Note it is distinct from the look-alike 余 (surname Yu / 'I'), which has a flat top instead of a 人.

mistakes

Do not confuse 佘 (top is 人) with 余 (top is a flat roof stroke). They are different surnames with different readings.