姓氏

Every meaning

In the Library

• 中国人的姓名，姓氏放在前面，名字放在后面，跟英语正相反。

  中国人的名字有什么讲究？ · How do Chinese names work? · HSK 6

• 不过，正式场合的名单，常常“按姓氏笔画排序”：笔画少的姓氏排在前面

  汉字没有字母，中国人怎么打字？ · How do Chinese people type without an alphabet? · HSK 6

Its characters

• 姓xìngto be surnamed
• 氏shìclan; family name (as in 氏族, 姓氏)

Words with 姓

• 姓名xìngmíngfull name
• 贵姓guìxìng(polite) your surname (as in 您贵姓)
• 老百姓láobǎixìngordinary people

Words with 氏

• 摄氏度shèshìdùdegrees Celsius