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Chinese name character 詩, simplified 诗

shī

Simplified: 诗

The character 詩 (Mandarin shī) appears in 5 names and 4 syllables in this reference and is spelled See, Sze, Shih, Si and Sii in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “poem; poetry”.

Names and syllables
9
Malaysian spellings
5
Strokes
13
Attested in records
2

9 names and syllables in this reference have 詩 as one of their character options. For 2 of them, 詩 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.

Meanings of 詩: the recorded options

  • poem; poetry

    in 11 character options · attested

Unihan definition: poetry; poem, verse, ode

What a name means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine; these are options, not one definite meaning.

Malaysian spellings of 詩

詩 See Hokkien · Cantonese · Teochew Sze Cantonese Shih romanization not stated Si Hokkien · Cantonese Sii Foochow
詩 yields 5 spellings in our records. The label under each spelling is the romanization it follows, not the bearer’s dialect.
SpellingRomanizationattested in name records
SeeHokkien · Cantonese · Teochewattested in name records
SzeCantonesepossible
Shihromanization not statedpossible
SiHokkien · Cantonesepossible
SiiFoochowpossible

Readings of 詩 by dialect

DialectReadingMalaysian spelling
HokkienPe̍h-ōe-jī si See, Si
CantoneseJyutping si1 See, Sze, Si
TeochewPeng’im si1 See
MandarinHanyu Pinyin shī –
FoochowBàng-uâ-cê sĭ Sii

Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin shī and Cantonese si1.

5 names that can be written with 詩

4 syllables that can stand for 詩

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 詩 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 詩 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Unicode Unihan Database: U+8A69 · unicode.org · meaning

Readings, meanings and stroke count: the character options in our name records and the Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how a name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 詩 mean in a name?

Our records give several meanings for 詩, including “poem; poetry”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.

How is 詩 spelled in Malaysia?

In our records 詩 is spelled See (Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew), Sze (Cantonese), Shih, Si (Hokkien, Cantonese) and Sii (Foochow). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.

Is every See written 詩?

Not necessarily. The spelling See can also stand for 思, 诗. Only the family knows which character was chosen.