Shí (surname) explained
Shí ([ʂɻ̩̌]) or Shih is the romanization of the Chinese surname . It means "stone." It was one of the "Nine Sogdian Surnames."[1] A 2013 study found it was the 63rd most common surname, shared by 4,550,000 people or 0.340% of the population, with Henan being the province with the most people.
It should not be confused with Shí (surname 時), a rarer surname meaning "time."
Romanisation variation
Due to the use of different romanisation systems over time, different Romanised variants of the surname are used.
Notable people
- Domee Shi (石之予, Shí Zhīyǔ), Chinese-born Canadian animator, director and screenwriter
- Jenny Cheok Cheng Kid (石清菊 shí qīngjǘ), Singaporean bar waitress and murder victim
- Howard S.H. Shyr (石世豪), Chairperson of National Communications Commission of the Republic of China (2012–2016)
- Jeffrey "Trump" Shih (石謙和), American Hearthstone player
- Shi Feng (石峰), Chinese swimmer, who competed for China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
- Shi Hanqing (Chinese: 石汉青), Chinese pool player and former professional snooker player
- Shi Hongjun (石鸿俊), Chinese footballer
- Shi Ke (石柯), Chinese footballer
- Shi Le (石勒), a Later Zhao ruler from among the Jie
- Shi Shen (石申), a Wei astronomer
- Shi Shouxin (石守信), a military general in imperial China, first serving the Later Zhou during the last years of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
- Shi Xiaotian (石笑天), Chinese football player who currently plays for Chinese Super League
- Shi Xin Hui (石欣卉), a Malaysian singer, who was one of the five popular new talents emerged from the Channel U's popular singing talent show, Project Superstar 2005 in Singapore
- Shi Yao (石瑶), Chinese female ice hockey goaltender
- Shi Zhiyong (weightlifter, born 1980) (石智勇), Chinese weightlifter, Olympic Champion during the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Shi Zhiyong (weightlifter, born 1993) (石智勇), Chinese weightlifter, Olympic Champion during the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Shi Zongyuan (石宗源), ethnic Hui, was a politician of the People's Republic of China
- Shih Chia-hsin (施佳鍟), Taiwanese mayor
- Shih Chih-wei (石志偉), Taiwanese baseball player for the Lamigo Monkeys
- Shih Kien (石堅), Hong Kong-based Chinese actor
- Shih Su-mei (石素梅), Taiwanese politician, Minister of the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (2008-2016)
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: The Nine Sogdian Surnames | the Sogdians.
