Shi (surname 時)

Shi (simplified Chinese: 时; traditional Chinese: 時) is a Chinese surname meaning "season" or "time".^[1][2] It is romanized Shih in Wade–Giles, or Si in Cantonese romanization.^[3] According to a 2013 study, it was the 187th most common name in China; it was shared by 670,000 people, or 0.05% of the population, with the province with the most people being Henan.^[4] It is the 83rd name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.^[5]

Shi
Traditional Chinese	時
Simplified Chinese	时
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shí Wade–Giles Shih2 IPA [ʂǐ] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Si4 Middle Chinese Middle Chinese /d͡ʑɨ/

Origins

• It is said to originate in the Spring and Autumn period, from Shen Shushi (申叔时), a doctor from the Chu state. Originally pronounced "chi," it later became "shi."^[6]
• Another origin says that the name comes from the lord of Shiyi (时邑).^[6][7]

Notable people

• Shi Yue (时越), Go player
• Shi Lemeng (时乐濛), composer
• Shi Pei Pu (时佩璞), opera singer
• Shi Jian (时间), footballer

Fictional people

• Shi Qian (时迁), character from Water Margin

References

1. Meng, Hong. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms Vol 3: In Simplified Chinese & Pinyin". LEONG BIK YOKE – via Google Books.
2. "My China Roots". www.mychinaroots.com.
3. Medhurst, Walter Henry (December 29, 1832). ""A" Dictionary of the Hok-këèn Dialect of the Chinese Language, According to the Reading and Colloquial Idioms: Containing about 12,000 Characters, the Sounds and Tones of which are Accurately Marked; - and Various Examples of Their Use, Taken Generally from Approved Chinese Authors : Accompanied by a Short Historical and Statistical Account of Hok-këèn, a Treatise on the Orthography of the Hok-këèn Dialect, the Necessary Indexes &c". East India Company's Press – via Google Books.
4. Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
5. K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
6. "临汾时女士：我姓"时"，不是"史"或"石"_临汾新闻网". www.lfxww.com.
7. "Shi Name Meaning & Shi Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.