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  si6 zi1   jyutping
  shi4 zhi3   pinyin
[1] [n] clan; family; family name; surname [2] a character placed after a married woman's maiden name [3] the title of a government position in former times

Stroke count: 4
Level: 3
Radical: (#83)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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detail  sing3 si1   = surname
detail  si6 zuk6  shi4 zu2 = family, clan
detail  sip3 si6  she4 shi4 = Celsius, centigrade
detail  saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2  sha1 men2 shi4 jun4 (Taiwan), sha1 men2 shi4 jun1 (PRC) = salmonella
detail  zung1 man4 sing3 si1  zhong1 wen2 xing4 shi4 = a Chinese language surname
detail  hon4 gwok3 sing3 si1  han2 guo2 xing4 shi4 = a Korean surname
detail  siu6 si6 hing1 dai6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1  shao4 shi4 xiong1 di4 you3 xian4 gong1 si1 = Shaw Brothers Ltd
detail  mou4 meng4 si6  wu2 ming2 shi4 = an anonymous person
detail  ceon1 cau1 zo2 si6 zyun6  chun1 qiu1 zuo3 shi4 zhuan4 = Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals
detail  si6 pou2   = lineage, family tree
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