MEANING/意义
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1surname，family name; used after famous persons such as scientists; (lit.) one's kinsfolkType character/汉字2clanType radical/部首
see 阏氏Type character/汉字
氏
EXAMPLES/列句
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...华氏度
... degrees Fahrenheit -
哪里人氏？
(used in the early stages of vernacular Chinese) Where (are you) from?
COMBINATIONS/组合
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氏族
clan
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陈氏
Chen (a family name) ; (in old times) a woman whose maiden name is Chen
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华氏
Fahrenheit
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惠氏
Wyeth (a brand of New Zealand)
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里氏
Richter scale (which is used for measuring the severity of an earthquake)
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旁氏
Ponds (a brand)
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摄氏
Celsius
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姓氏
(lit) family name，surname
