氏 (shì): Family name — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 氏

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Stroke Order Diagrams 氏

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Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 氏

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How to Use 氏

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 氏 works in context.

Forming part of compound nouns

氏 appears as a component in nouns that denote a name, title, or unit.

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 氏 is used in context

shén神

nóng农

shì氏

shì是

zhōng中

guó国

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shè摄

shì氏

dù度

degree Celsius/centigrade

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xìng姓

shì氏

Surname / family name

nóng农

yè业

de的

shǐ始

zǔ祖

。

Shennong is the ancestor of Chinese agriculture.

qǐng请

zài在

zhè这

lǐ里

tián填

xiě写

nǐ你

de的

xìng姓

shì氏

。

Please fill in your surname here.

zhè这

ge个

shì氏

zú族

yǒu有

zhe着

yōu悠

jiǔ久

de的

lì历

shǐ史

。

This clan has a long history.

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