Memory phrase for the character: 氏

氏

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Meaning

family, clan name, maiden name

Pronunciation

shì

Explanation

 Variant of hill 丘. Clan families often had their estates on the top of hills. This developed into the family name.

Mnemonic
 
A distorted variant of person 人 = 亻= 厂 together with "Plus +" as multiplier results in a family.

Radicals

氏 clanVariant of hill 丘. Clan families often had their estates on the top of hills. This developed into the family name. It can be seen as one person 人, which is modified as: 厂 and a “plus +” as a multiplier, so that many persons form a family.




 Vocabulary

氏族 shì zú  clan
氏族 shì zú  
裘馨氏肌肉萎缩症 qiú xīn shì jī ròu wēi suō zhèng  Duchenne muscular dystrophy
裘馨氏肌肉萎缩症 qiú xīn shì jī ròu wēi suō zhèng  

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