Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

shì

ㄕˋ

  1. 1(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan")
  2. 2(bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang")
  3. 3(bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
Example

你的姓氏怎麼寫?

nǐ de xìngshì zěnme xiě

How is your family name written?

Keep and it comes back until you know it.

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