氏 (si6 zi1 | shi4 zhi1) : surname; family name; nee

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氏

si6 zi1

shi4 zhi1

[粵] si6 | [國] shi4
[1] surname; family name; nee
[2] used after famous persons such as scientists, inventors, etc

[粵] zi1 | [國] zhi1
mainly used in proper name 月氏

Stroke count: 4

Level: 2

Radical: 氏 (#83)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

氏

Don't confuse with:
民

This word has been viewed 7804 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Sep 2013 02:42

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姓氏 sing3 si6 xing4 shi4 = surname

氏族 si6 zuk6 shi4 zu2 = family, clan

攝氏 sip3 si6 she4 shi4 = Celsius, centigrade

沙門氏菌 saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2 sha1 men2 shi4 jun4 (Taiwan), sha1 men2 shi4 jun1 (PRC) = salmonella

中文姓氏 zung1 man4 sing3 si6 zhong1 wen2 xing4 shi4 = a Chinese language surname

韓國姓氏 hon4 gwok3 sing3 si6 han2 guo2 xing4 shi4 = a Korean surname

邵氏兄弟有限公司 siu6 si6 hing1 dai6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 shao4 shi4 xiong1 di4 you3 xian4 gong1 si1 = Shaw Brothers Ltd

無名氏 mou4 meng4 si6 wu2 ming2 shi4 = an anonymous person

春秋左氏傳 ceon1 cau1 zo2 si6 zyun6 chun1 qiu1 zuo3 shi4 zhuan4 = Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals

門氏五虎將 mun4 si6 ng5 fu2 zoeng3 men2 shi4 wu3 hu3 jiang4 = a name for the five major Cantonese swear words (The five brave generals of the Mun clan) 粵

氏譜 si6 pou2 shi4 pu3 = lineage, family tree

月氏 jyut6 zi1 = an ancient barbarian kingdom

屈臣氏 wat1 san4 si6*2 = Watson's (pharmacy/chemist chain in HK/Asia)

傷寒沙門氏菌 soeng1 hon4 saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2 shang1 han2 sha1 men2 shi4 jun4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) = salmonella typhimurium

元氏 jyun4 si6 yuan2 shi4 = Yuanshi (place in Hebei)

陳氏太極拳 can4 si6 taai3 gik6 kyun4 chen2 shi4 tai4 ji2 quan2 = Chen family-style Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan)

楊氏太極拳 joeng4 si6 taai3 gik6 kyun4 yang2 shi4 tai4 ji2 quan2 = Yang family-style Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan)

孫氏太極拳 syun1 si6 taai3 gik6 kyun4 sun1 shi4 tai4 ji2 quan2 = Sun family-style Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan)

吳氏太極拳 ng4 si6 taai3 gik6 kyun4 wu2 shi4 tai4 ji2 quan2 = Wu (Ng) family-style Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan)

武氏太極拳 mou5 si6 taai3 gik6 kyun4 wu3 shi4 tai4 ji2 quan2 = Wu family-style Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan)

唐氏症 tong4 si6 zing3 tang2 shi4 zheng4 = down syndrome; mongolism

阿耳茨海默氏病 aa3 ji5 ci4 hoi2 mak6 si6 beng6 a1 er3 ci2 hai3 mo4 shi4 bing4 = Alzheimer's disease

華氏 waa4 si6 hua2 shi4 = Fahrenheit

源氏物語 jyun4 si6 mat6 jyu5 yuan2 shi4 wu4 yu3 = The Tale of Genji

亞氏保加症 aa3 si6 bou2 gaa1 zing3 ya4 shi4 bao3 jia1 zheng4 = asperger syndrome

徐氏姐妹 ceoi4 si6 ze2 mui6 xu2 shi4 jie3 mei4 = Sisters Of Shiu (SOS, a musical group)

趙氏孤兒 ziu6 si6 gu1 ji4 zhao4 shi4 gu1 er2 = The Orphan of Zhao - A historical play set in Zhou Dynasty. The Orphan was 趙文子。

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 氏
Unicode code for this character: U+6c0f (off-site link)

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