How to write 氏

氏 [shì] 1. In ancient times, "姓" (xìng) and "氏" (shì) were used separately. "姓" refers to the general family name, while "氏" refers to branches of a family. Later, "姓" and "氏" became interchangeable. 古代“姓”和“氏”分用。姓是总的，氏是分支，后来姓和氏不分，可以混用。 2. In ancient times, "氏" was used to address emperors and nobility, and later to refer to celebrities and experts. 古代称呼帝王贵族等，后称呼名人、专家：神农～。太史～。摄～表。 Additional Meanings: 1. The original meaning is a title indicating the clan system of ancient nobility. 本义: 古代贵族标志宗族系统的称号。 2. It can also refer to names based on places, official titles, or posthumous names of ancestors. 也有以邑、官职、祖父的谥号或字为氏的。 3. A title added to ancient legendary figures or hereditary official positions. 加在远古传说人物后面、世袭官职后面的称谓。 4. A surname collectively used by members of a family to distinguish from individual names. 一家成员所共同采用的姓，以别于个别的名。 5. A form of address for scholars, schools of thought, experts, celebrities, or religious figures. 对学术、流派、专家、名人或宗教的称呼。 6. Also refers to titles of ancient hereditary official positions. 又指古代世业职官的称号。 7. A character added after a married woman's maiden name or commonly added before the husband's surname. 旧时放在已婚妇女的姓后，或如通常在父姓前还加上夫姓的称呼。 8. Surname. 姓。 代 [shì] 1. It can also mean "this" or "these." 通“是”。此，这。 2. See also "zhī." 另见 zhī。 阏 [shì] 1. See "阏" (yān). 见“阏”。 月 [shì] 1. See "月." 见“月”。 月氏 [zhī] 1. Refers to a name of a country in the western regions during the Han Dynasty. ——见“月氏”(Yuèzhī): 汉代西域国名。 2. See also "shì." 另见 shì。