氏 (shì) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

shì clan; family name (as in 摄氏度) HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 193 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 氏 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 氏

摄氏度 shèshìdù degree Celsius
今天气温三十摄氏度。
Jīntiān qìwēn sānshí shèshìdù.
The temperature today is 30 degrees Celsius.
← 拾 shí All Characters 柿 shì →

About the character 氏

氏 (shì) means clan; family name (as in 摄氏度). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".