shì = sh + Ø4
clan name / maiden name
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zhī = zh + Ø1
see 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] and 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]
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How to pronounce 氏

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

氏 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Characters with 氏 as component

= + Ø3
trip / travel / to travel / brigade (army)
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
variant of 紙|纸[zhi3]
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
paper / CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2] / classifier for documents, letter etc
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Words with 氏

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family name
anonymous (e.g. author, donor etc)

Sentences with 氏

氏 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shì / zhī

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