Shǐ (surname)
Chinese family name / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shǐ (史) is a Chinese surname meaning "history" of "official historiographer". It is romanized Shih in Wade–Giles, or Sze or Si in Cantonese romanization. According to a 2008 study, it was the 82nd most common name in China. A 2013 study found that it is shared by 2.85 million people, or 0.210% of the population, with the province with the most people being Henan.[1] It is the 63rd name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[2]
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Pronunciation | Shǐ (Mandarin) Sú (Hokkien) Si2 (Cantonese) Shr3 (Xiang) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Meaning | history |
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Variant form(s) | Shi, Shih (Mandarin) Sze, Si (Cantonese) |
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