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姓氏 (xìng shì): Surname / family name (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
姓 • xìng • surname • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
xìng
姓
surname
氏 • shì • family name, clan
shì
氏
family name, clan
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 姓氏.
Words with
姓
姓名
xìng míng
surname and given name
贵姓
guì xìng
your surname (polite form); may I ask your name
老百姓
lǎo bǎi xìng
common people; civilians
冯姓
féng xìng
the surname Feng
姓儋
xìng Dān
surname Dan
姓姚
xìng yáo
have the surname Yao
姓娄
xìng lóu
surname Lou
姓扈
xìng Hù
surname Hu
Words with
氏
摄氏度
shè shì dù
degree Celsius/centigrade
华氏
huá shì
Fahrenheit
摄氏
shè shì
Celsius
邓氏
dèng shì
the Deng clan/surname
邢氏
Xíng shì
the Xing clan/family
邵氏
Shàoshì
Shaw Brothers (film studio); also used for a person with surname Shao
鲍氏
bào shì
the Bao family/surname
和氏璧
hé shì bì
He's jade (famous historical artifact)
4.
How to Use 姓氏 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
个
yí
一
gè
个
xìng
姓
shì
氏
neutral
a surname
Adjective + Noun
with
常见
cháng
常
jiàn
见
xìng
姓
shì
氏
Verb + Object
with
更改
gēng
更
gǎi
改
xìng
姓
shì
氏
Noun + Noun
with
文化
xìng
姓
shì
氏
wén
文
huà
化
5.
Example Sentences with 姓氏
wǒ
我
de
的
xìng
姓
shì
氏
shì
是
lǐ
李
neutral
common surname
formal
Written
change surname
formal
surname culture
。
My surname is Li.
zài
在
zhèng
正
shì
式
chǎng
场
hé
合
，
chēng
称
hu
呼
duì
对
fāng
方
shí
时
zuì
最
hǎo
好
shǐ
使
yòng
用
qí
其
xìng
姓
shì
氏
yǐ
以
shì
示
zūn
尊
zhòng
重
。
In formal settings, it is best to address someone by their surname to show respect.
nǐ
你
zhī
知
dào
道
tā
她
de
的
xìng
姓
shì
氏
shì
是
shén
什
me
么
ma
吗
？
wǒ
我
hǎo
好
xiàng
像
cóng
从
lái
来
méi
没
tīng
听
tā
她
tí
提
qǐ
起
guò
过
。
Do you know what her surname is? I don't think I've ever heard her mention it.
zài
在
zhōng
中
guó
国
，
xìng
姓
shì
氏
tōng
通
cháng
常
xiě
写
zài
在
míng
名
zì
字
de
的
qián
前
miàn
面
。
In China, surnames are usually written before given names.
tā
他
bìng
并
méi
没
yǒu
有
yīn
因
wèi
为
xìng
姓
shì
氏
de
的
hǎn
罕
jiàn
见
ér
而
gǎn
感
dào
到
kùn
困
rǎo
扰
，
fǎn
反
ér
而
yǐ
以
cǐ
此
wèi
为
róng
荣
。
He is not troubled by the rarity of his surname; on the contrary, he takes pride in it.
