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Shì (surname)

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Shì is a Chinese surname. It is not among the 400 most common surnames according to a 2013 study.

Notable people

  • 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

Other surnames transliterated Shì

釋 / 释

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").

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References

  1. 中国四百大姓 Front Cover, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
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