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shì
char. surname, family name; used after famous persons such as scientists; (lit.) one's kinsfolk
80%     120%
Other meanings
[shì]   radical. clan
[zhī]   char. see 阏氏
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丿    slash
'氏' is part of the following simplified words:
 低 坻 婚 底 扺 抵 昏 柢 棔 氏 氐 眡 砥 祇 祗 纸 胝 舐 芪 诋 邸 阍 骶
'氏' is part of the following traditional words:
 低 坻 婚 底 扺 抵 昏 柢 棔 氏 氐 眡 砥 祇 祗 紙 胝 舐 芪 詆 邸 閽 骶
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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n. (appearing in the early stages of vernacular Chinese) person/people native to a place
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