氏U+6C0F4 STROKES
Entry·pron. shì
ㄕˋ
“Family name or surname; clan or lineage; maiden name; honorific suffix for notable people; ancient term for a cliff or mountain.”
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- 攝氏ㄕㄜˋ ㄕˋCelsius; centigrade; a temperature scale where water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° at standard pressure.
- 姓氏ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄕˋa surname; a family name; a last name; a hereditary name passed down through generations
- 源氏ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˋGenji; a famous Heian-era Japanese literary work; the Tale of Genji.
- 氏族ㄕˋ ㄗㄨˊclan; unilineal descent group tracing to a common ancestor; branch of a surname lineage
- 李氏ㄌㄧˇ ㄕˋof or relating to the Li family; the Li clan
- 森氏ㄙㄣ ㄕˋattributive form of (used in names, e.g., species named after Japanese botanist Mori)
- 陳氏ㄔㄣˊ ㄕˋthe Chen clan or family; of or belonging to someone surnamed Chen
- 金氏ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˋKinsey (as in Kinsey Report); Guinness (Taiwan term for Guinness World Records)
- 王氏ㄨㄤˊ ㄕˋthe Wang family; a person surnamed Wang; Mrs. Wang (traditional reference to a married woman's natal surname)
- 鄭氏ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋof or relating to the Zheng family; referring to the Zheng regime that ruled Taiwan in the 17th century
- 張氏ㄓㄤ ㄕˋperson surnamed Zhang; the Zhang family or clan
- 蔣氏ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄕˋthe Chiang family; referring to Chiang Kai-shek and his son Chiang Ching-kuo
- 劉氏ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕˋperson surnamed Liu; the Liu clan or family
- 唐氏症ㄊㄤˊ ㄕˋ ㄓㄥˋDown syndrome; chromosomal disorder causing intellectual disability and characteristic physical features
- 胡氏ㄏㄨˊ ㄕˋthe Hu clan or family; of or belonging to someone surnamed Hu
- 董氏ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋof or relating to the Dong family; referring to the Dong Shi Foundation, a Taiwanese educational charity known for mental health advocacy
- 楊氏ㄧㄤˊ ㄕˋYang's; of the Yang family or clan
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