氏

氏 shì ㄕˋ si6

(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 Wáng shì ㄨㄤˊ ㄕˋ "the Wang clan")
(bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 Lǐ Wáng shì ㄌㄧˇ ㄨㄤˊ ㄕˋ "Mrs. Li, née Wang")
(bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures

氏 zhī ㄓ si6

used in 月氏 Yuè zhī ㄩㄝˋ ㄓ
used in 阏氏 (閼氏) yān zhī ㄧㄢㄓ

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 氏 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

氏 radical 氏

Example sentences

你的姓氏怎么写？ How is your family name written?
水在攝氏零度時結冰。 Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius.
水在華氏32度結成冰。 Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
水在攝氏100度沸騰。 Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
水在攝氏0度時結成冰。 Water freezes at 0 degrees Centigrade.

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