Shì (surname)
Shì is a Chinese surname. It is not among the 400 most common surnames according to a 2013 study.[1]
Notable people
[edit]- Shi Ci (士賜), the administrator of Rinan Commandery in the Eastern Han dynasty
- Shi Xie (士燮) (137–226), Shi Ci's son and the administrator of Jiaozhi Commandery in the Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period
- Shi Xin (士廞), Shi Xie's eldest son
- Shi Zhi (士祗), Shi Xie's second son
- Shi Hui (士徽) (165–227), Shi Xie's third son and successor as the administrator of Jiaozhi Commandery in the early Three Kingdoms period
- Shi Gan (士幹), Shi Xie's fourth son
- Shi Song (士頌), Shi Xie's fifth son
- Shi Hui (士䵋), Shi Xie's brother and the Administrator of Jiuzhen Commandery in the Eastern Han dynasty
- Shi Yi (士壹), Shi Xie's brother and the administrator of Hepu Commandery in the Eastern Han dynasty
- Shi Kuang (士匡), Shi Yi's son
- Shi Wu (士武), Shi Xie's brother and the administrator of Nanhai Commandery in the Eastern Han dynasty
- Shi Xie (士燮) (137–226), Shi Ci's son and the administrator of Jiaozhi Commandery in the Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period
Other surnames transliterated Shì
[edit]是
[edit]- Shi Yi (是儀), official of the Eastern Wu state in the Three Kingdoms period
- Jay Shih (是元介), a Taiwanese actor, singer and television host.
釋 / 释
[edit]釋 is a common surname for Chinese Buddhist monks and nuns. The practice started with the monk Dao'an (312–385), who advocated that all monks and nuns adopt 釋 as their surname, from the Chinese abbreviation of Gautama Buddha's title, Shijiamounifo (釋迦牟尼佛 "Śākyamuni").
References
[edit]- ^ 中国四百大姓 Front Cover, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013