氏

shì/zhī

(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan"); (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang")

Meaning

shì as in 姓氏 shi4
  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 zhi1
  1. used in 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]
  2. used in 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]

HSK words with 氏

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