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Meaning of 氏

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Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6
Total strokes: 4; Radical: ; Structure: 氏 + *
Ideographic:A person bowing down
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Pinyin: shì
English Definition:clan name; maiden name
Chinese Definition:
①古代“姓”和“氏”分用。姓是总的,氏是分支,后来姓和氏不分,可以混用。
②古代称呼帝王贵族等,后称呼名人、专家:神农氏。太史氏。摄氏表。

Example Words:
摄氏度HSK 6 shè shì ; °C (degrees Celsius)
氏族 shì clan
姓氏 xìng shì family name
人氏 rén shì native; person from a particular place
无名氏 míng shì anonymous (e.g. author, donor etc)
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2
Pinyin: zhī
English Definition:see 月氏
Chinese Definition:
①见“月氏”(yuèzhī):汉代西域国名。
Example Words:
阏氏 yān zhī formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
月氏 yuè zhī ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty
大月氏 yuè zhī the Greater Yuezhi, a branch of the Yuezhi 月氏 people of central Asia during the Han dynasty
月氏人 yuè zhī rén Tokharian Indo-European people of central Asia; same as 吐火罗人
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Example Sentences
1
232
Paper burns at 232 degrees Celsius.
2
70
80
Temperatures in London usually range between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
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5
It is predicted that the temperature this summer will be 5°C higher than the average.