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氏

shì · shi/zhī · zhi

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Meaning

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在(zài)中(zhōng)国(guó)古(gǔ)代(dài)，同(tóng)一(yí)个(gè)氏(shì)的(de)人(rén)往(wǎng)往(wǎng)有(yǒu)共(gòng)同(tóng)的(de)祖(zǔ)先(xiān)。

In ancient China, people of the same clan name often shared a common ancestor.

她(tā)结(jié)婚(hūn)后(hòu)仍(réng)然(rán)保(bǎo)留(liú)着(zhe)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)姓(xìng)氏(shì)。

After getting married, she still kept her own surname.

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