氏

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/氏
 * See also 氐
 * See also 氐
 * See also 氐

Glyph origin
. Various interpretations exist: a man bending over to sow the field, the root of a tree, a man bowing over to the right, a spoon or mallet, a man holding an object, etc.

Definitions

 * 1) clan; family; lineage; hereditary house
 * 2) surname
 * 3) person with the surname of ...; Mr.
 * 4)  née; born as; maiden name
 * 5)  of a work, invention, discovery, etc.
 * 1)  née; born as; maiden name
 * 2)  of a work, invention, discovery, etc.
 * 1)  née; born as; maiden name
 * 2)  of a work, invention, discovery, etc.

Usage notes

 * The meaning of "née" has become largely obsolete, as current Chinese practice is for married women to continue to use their former surnames. The practice of sometimes adopting the husband's surname is being revived, however. 氏 follows the maiden name, which follows the married name —, , or.

Etymology 1
From.

Pronunciation

 * Pitch accent only applies when used as a standalone noun.

Noun

 * 1) a family, a clan
 * 2) a certain person

Suffix

 * 1)  Mr.; Ms.

Etymology 1
From. Has unusual tensing, the only other such readings being and.

Etymology 2
From.