shìzhī HSK7

clan

Senses

shì [honorific suffix]

Added after surnames to refer to a person, a family, or a school of thought; often used for historical figures, celebrities, or professionals.

shì clan

(bound form) clan; family; family name or lineage

shì née

Used after a woman's maiden name, or after her husband's surname and her maiden name, to address a married woman.

zhī (bound form)

Used in archaic names for Central Asian ethnic groups or historical titles.

shì (also zhī) surname

a Chinese surname

shì [honorific]

(literary) added after kinship terms to show respect

References

see 氏/氏 氏部/氏部
see 氏/氏 月氏/月氏
see 氏/氏 阏氏/閼氏