氏 shì
noun | radical 83
: clan name; family; maiden name
Kun Reading
氏 | うじ uji
noun
: family name; lineage; birth
On Reading
氏 | し shi
suffix
: (Honorific or respectful language) Mr; (Noun) clan
: (Honorific or respectful language) he; him; (Counter) (Honorific or respectful language) counter for people
Usage:
攝[摄]氏 she4shi4: Celsius; centigrade
無[无]名氏 wu2 ming2 shi4: anonymous (e.g. author, donor etc)
氏族 shi4zu2: clan [しぞく shizoku: clan; family]
氏族心 shi4zu2 xin1: clannishness
氏族制度 shi4zu2 zhi4du4: clanship
攝[摄]氏 she4shi4: Celsius; centigrade
[摂氏 | せっし sesshi]
華[华]氏 hua2shi4: Fahrenheit [かし kashi]
姓氏 zing4shi4: family name [せいし seishi: full name; family name]
無[无]名氏 wu2 ming2 shi4: anonymous (e.g. author, donor etc)
[むめいし mumeishi: anonymous person; a nobody]
Japanese expression / idiom
氏ね | 氏ぬ shinu OR しね shine: die!
氏より育ち | うじよりそだち uji yori sodachi
: birth is much, but breeding is more
時の氏神 | ときのうじがみ toki no ujigami
: person who turns up at the right moment to help
Etymology:
象形 Pictographic.
Originally, a picture of clan totem on a post.
象形 Pictographic.
Originally, a picture of clan totem on a post.
“Clan” radical 83
Look-alike:
氐 di3: foundation; bottom to go down; on the whole
民 min2: people; subjects; citizens
[kun: たみ tami.
on: みん min]
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
