CHINESE CHARACTER
shì
氏
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clan
- Numbered pinyin
- shi4
- English meanings
- clan; family name; -s as in Celsius
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
world; generation; life
job
run
serve; attend
power; situation
ten
history
addicted; fond of
scholar; soldier
lose; miss; fail
begin; start
real; solid; fruit
room
real; solid; fruit
corpse
city
teacher; master; expert
measure word (kinds)
wipe
carry out; give
hour
is
persimmon
wet
lion
arrow; vow
stone; rock
show; indicate
eclipse; erode
see; view
see; view
try; test; exam
oath; vow; swear
know
try
poem
suitable; comfortable
pass away; pass
explain; release
eat; food
decorate; ornament
drive; sail
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
Zhōngguó中国yǒu有hěn很duō多xìngshì姓氏。
China has many surnames.
- 02
jīntiān今天qìwēn气温sān三shí十shèshìdù摄氏度。
Today's temperature is 30 degrees Celsius.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 姓氏
- 氏族
- 摄氏
- 摄氏度
- 人氏