氏

shì

(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan")

(bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang"); (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures

这本书记载了当地王氏家族的历史。

zhè běn shū jì zǎi le dāng dì wáng shì jiā zú de lì shǐ.

This book records the history of the local Wang clan.

她嫁给李家后，村里老人仍叫她李王氏。

tā jià gěi lǐ jiā hòu, cūn lǐ lǎo rén réng jiào tā lǐ wáng shì.

After she married into the Li family, the village elders still called her Mrs. Li née Wang.

Words with 氏

氏族

shì zú

clan

人氏

rén shì

native

金氏

jīn shì

Guinness (name) (Tw)

李氏

lǐ shì

the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)

摄氏度

shè shì dù

°C (degrees Celsius)

源氏物语

yuán shì wù yǔ

The Tale of Genji, classic Japanese novel by Murasaki Shikibu (c. 11th century)

里氏

lǐ shì

(seismology) Richter (scale)

里氏震级

lǐ shì zhèn jí

(seismology) Richter scale

阏氏

yān zhī

formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

革兰氏

gé lán shì

Mr Gram

革兰氏染色法

gé lán shì rǎn sè fǎ

Gram stain (used to distinguished two different kinds of bacteria)

阿尔茨海默氏病

ā ěr cí hǎi mò shì bìng

Alzheimer's disease