Shǐ (surname)

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Shǐ (史) is a Chinese surname that means “history” and refers to an official historiographer. In Mandarin it’s pronounced Shǐ, and it’s sometimes romanized as Shih in Wade–Giles or as Sze or Si in Cantonese. Other Chinese pronunciations include Sú (Hokkien), Si2 (Cantonese), and Shr3 (Xiang). About 2.85 million people in China have this surname (roughly 0.21% of the population), with most bearers in Henan province. It is the 63rd surname listed in the classic Hundred Family Surnames.