氏 shì
(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 "the Wang clan"); (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 "Mrs. Li, née Wang"); (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
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