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氏

shì

shì · si6 (Jyutping)

  1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan")
  2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang")
  3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures

zhī

  1. used in 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]
  2. used in 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]

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Character breakdown

氏

Meaning
clan, family; mister
Radical
氏
Strokes
4
Components
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Cangjie
HVP
Four-corner
7274.0

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