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氏

shì
noun #5,886

Meanings

  1. 1 clan name
  2. 2 family name
  3. 3 née
  4. 4 courtesy title after a surname

Examples

张氏是一个大家族。
Zhāng shì shì yī gè dà jiāzú.
The Zhang clan is a large family.
摄氏度是温度单位。
Shèshìdù shì wēndù dānwèi.
Celsius is a unit of temperature.

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usage
氏 is placed after a surname to indicate a clan or lineage, especially in historical or formal contexts. In modern Chinese, it appears in compound words like 摄氏 (Celsius) and 姓氏 (surname).

Stroke Order

氏 shì