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Character

氏

shì HSK 4
氏 shì HSK 4
  • 1. clan name; in ancient times distinguished from surname (姓), later the two merged and became interchangeable
  • 2. title for a married woman, typically husband's surname + father's surname + 氏
  • 3. honorific title originally for official posts, later used to address noted experts or celebrities
  • 4. (lit.) placed after a kinship term to refer to one's own relative
  • 5. appended to the name of a legendary figure from high antiquity as an honorific title
  • 6. a surname
Words using 氏 as shì (2)
  • 1 摄氏度 shè shì dù — degree Celsius HSK 4
    • 摄 transliteration component representing 'Celsius' (from the scientist's name)
    • 氏 surname marker, indicates 'of [a person]' in scientific terms
    • 度 degree, unit of measurement
    Example

    今天的气温是25摄氏度。

    jīn tiān de qì wēn shì èr shí wǔ shè shì dù

    Today's temperature is 25 degrees Celsius.

  • 2 姓氏 xìng shì — surname HSK 7
    • 姓 surname, family name
    • 氏 clan name (classical term that formalizes the compound)
    Example

    你的姓氏是什么？

    nǐ de xìng shì shì shén me

    What is your surname?

Structure & writing
氏 shì — clan name; in ancient times distinguished from surname (姓), later the two merged and became interchangeable
氏 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 3
纸 zhǐ paper, usually made from plant fibers
HSK 7
昏 hūn dusk; twilight

氏 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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