Shi_(surname_時)
Shi (surname 時)
Chinese family name
Shi (trad. 時, simp. 时) is a Chinese surname meaning "season" or "time".[1][2] It is romanized Shih in Wade–Giles, or Si in Cantonese romanization.[3] According to a 2013 study, it was the 187th most common name in China; it was shared by 670,000 people, or 0.05% of the population, with the province with the most people being Henan.[4] It is the 83rd name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[5]