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Shi
Shi or SHI may refer to: Language * ''Shi'', a Japanese title commonly used as a pronoun * ''Shi'', proposed gender-neutral pronoun * Shi (kana), a kana in Japanese syllabaries * Shi language * ''Shī'', transliteration of Chinese Radical 44 * Tachelhit or the Shilha language (ISO 639 code) Art * Shi, a piece in Chinese chess * ''Shi'' (comics), a comic book series created by William Tucci * Shi (poetry), the Chinese conception of poetry * ''Poetry'' (film) or ''Shi'', a 2010 South Korean film directed by Lee Chang-dong People * Shi (class) (), the low aristocratic class of Shang/Zhou China, later the scholar-gentry class of imperial China * Shi (rank) (), rank group for non-commissioned officers * Shi (personator) (), a ceremonial "corpse" involved in early forms of ancestor worship in China Names * ''Shì'' (氏), a Chinese clan name previously distinguished from ancestral or family names; see Origin of Chinese surnames * Shī (surname), the romanization of the Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shilha Language
( ; from its name in Moroccan Arabic, ), now more commonly known as Tashelhiyt or Tachelhit ( ; from the endonym , ), is a Berber language spoken in southwestern Morocco. When referring to the language, anthropologists and historians prefer the name ''Shilha'', which is in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Linguists writing in English prefer ''Tashelhit'' (or a variant spelling). In French sources the language is called , or . Shilha is spoken in an area covering around 100,000 square kilometres. The area comprises the western part of the High Atlas mountains and the regions to the south up to the Draa River, including the Anti-Atlas and the alluvial basin of the Sous River. The largest urban centres in the area are the coastal city of Agadir (population over 400,000) and the towns of Guelmim, Taroudant, Oulad Teima, Tiznit and Ouarzazate.Adnor, Abdellah (2004). An Electronic Tashlhit-English Dictionary (Prototype) (PhD thesis). Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shi (comics)
Shi (Ana Ishikawa) is a comic book character created by writer/illustrator William Tucci. She first appeared in ''Razor Annual'' #1 (December 1993) and has appeared in numerous books by various publishers ever since, most notably Tucci's own Crusade Comics and the Image Universe. Shi is a young woman of Japanese and American descent trained as a '' sohei'' warrior monk, who struggles to reconcile her Japanese grandfather's martial training with her American mother's Christian teachings. Japanese culture and spiritual themes are prominent, recurring motifs in storylines featuring her, especially as they pertain to this conflict. The word ''shi'' literally translates to death (死) in Japanese, and Shi's signature weapon is the ''naginata''. Fictional character biography Ana's father, Shiro, was a Japanese warrior; her mother, Catherine, is an American Catholic missionary. As a child, Ana witnessed the brutal murder of her father and brother at the hands of Masahiro Arashi, an up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shí (surname)
Shí ( �ɻ̩̌ or Shih is the romanization of the Chinese surname . It means "stone." It was one of the "Nine Sogdian Surnames." A 2013 study found it was the 63rd most common surname, shared by 4,550,000 people or 0.340% of the population, with Henan being the province with the most people. It should not be confused with Shí (surname 時), a rarer surname meaning "time." Romanisation variation Due to the use of different romanisation systems over time, different Romanised variants of the surname are used. Notable people * Domee Shi (石之予, ''Shí Zhīyǔ''), Chinese-born Canadian animator, director and screenwriter * Jenny Cheok Cheng Kid (石清菊 shí qīngjǘ), Singaporean bar waitress and murder victim * Howard S.H. Shyr (石世豪), Chairperson of National Communications Commission of the Republic of China (2012–2016) * Jeffrey "Trump" Shih (石謙和), American ''Hearthstone'' player * Shi Feng (石峰), Chinese swimmer, who competed for China at the 2008 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shì (surname)
Shì is a Chinese surname. It is not among the 400 most common surnames according to a 2013 study.中国四百大姓 Front Cover, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013 Notable people * Shi Ci (士賜), the administrator of Rinan Commandery in the Eastern Han dynasty ** Shi Xie (士燮) (137–226), Shi Ci's son and the administrator of Jiaozhi Commandery in the Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period *** Shi Xin (士廞), Shi Xie's eldest son *** Shi Zhi (士祗), Shi Xie's second son *** Shi Hui (士徽) (165–227), Shi Xie's third son and successor as the administrator of Jiaozhi Commandery in the early Three Kingdoms period *** Shi Gan (士幹), Shi Xie's fourth son *** Shi Song (士頌), Shi Xie's fifth son ** Shi Hui (士䵋), Shi Xie's brother and the Administrator of Jiuzhen Commandery in the Eastern Han dynasty ** Shi Yi (士壹), Shi Xie's brother and the administrator of Hepu Commandery in the Eastern Han dynasty *** Shi Kuang (士匡), S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shǐ (surname)
Shǐ (史) is a Chinese surname meaning "history" of "official historiographer". It is romanized Shih in Wade–Giles, or Sze or Si in Cantonese romanization. According to a 2008 study, it was the 82nd most common name in China. A 2013 study found that it is shared by 2.85 million people, or 0.210% of the population, with the province with the most people being Henan. It is the 63rd name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. . Origins # It is said to be borne by descendants of Cang Jie, the official historiographer during the reign of the mythical Huang Di, the ‘Yellow Emperor’The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland # Shi (史), post name of an official in charge of recording historical events during the Western Zhou dynasty. Later, the surname was subsequently adopted as a surname by descendants of official historiographers in many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shi (personator)
The ''shi'' () was a ceremonial " personator" who represented a dead relative during ancient Chinese ancestral sacrifices. In a ''shi'' ceremony, the ancestral spirit supposedly would enter the descendant "corpse" personator, who would eat and drink sacrificial offerings and convey messages from the spirit. James Legge, an early translator of the Chinese classics, described ''shi'' personation ceremonies as "grand family reunions where the dead and the living met, eating and drinking together, where the living worshipped the dead, and the dead blessed the living." In modern terms, this ancient Chinese ''shi'' practice would be described as necromancy, mediumship, or spirit possession. Word The word ''shi'' 尸 "corpse; personator; inactive; lay out; manage; spirit tablet" can be discussed in terms of Chinese character evolution, historical phonology, semantics, and English translations. Characters The modern character 尸 for ''shi'' "corpse; personator" is a graphic simplif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shī (surname)
Shī (施) is a Chinese surname. It is written as Sze or Sy in Cantonese or Hokkien romanisation. According to a 2013 study it was the 106th most common name, being shared by 2.06 million people or 0.150% of the population, with Jiangsu being the province with the most people. It is 23rd on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'', contained in the verse 何呂施張 (He Lü Shi Zhang). In Vietnamese is it written Thi. Notable people *Shi Lang (施琅, 1621–1696), Marquis Jinghai, a Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing dynasties, helped conquer Taiwan *Shi Hairong (施海荣) *Shi Haoran, (施浩然), a Chinese swimmer who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics *Shi Yiguang (施夷光), better known as Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China. *Shi Jianqiao (施剑翘), the daughter of the Chinese military officer Shi Congbin, whose killing she avenged by assassinating the former warlord Sun Chuanfang *Shi Tingmao (施廷懋), a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shi (kana)
し, in hiragana, or シ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one Mora (linguistics), mora. Both represent the phonemes , reflected in the Nihon-shiki romanization, Nihon-shiki and Kunrei-shiki romanization, Kunrei-shiki romanization si, although for Japanese phonology, phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is , which is reflected in the Hepburn romanization shi. The shapes of these kana have origins in the character 之. The katakana form has become increasingly popular as an emoticon in the Western world due to its resemblance to a smiling face. This character may be combined with a dakuten, forming じ in hiragana, ジ in katakana, and ''ji'' in Hepburn romanization; the pronunciation becomes (phonetically or in the middle of words). The dakuten form of this character is used when transliterating "di" occasionally, as opposed to チ's dakuten form, or a de assigned to a small i; for example, ''Aladdin'' is written as アラジン ''Ara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries
(SHI) is an integrated manufacturer of industrial machinery, defence products, ships, bridges and steel structure, equipment for environmental protection, including recycling, power transmission equipment, plastic molding machines, laser processing systems, particle accelerators, material handling systems, cancer diagnostic and treatment equipment and others. History In 1888, a company was formed to provide equipment repair services to the Besshi copper mine. Almost 50 years later, in 1934, the company incorporated as Sumitomo Machinery Co., Ltd. to manufacture machinery for the steel and transportation industries in support of that period of rapid economic growth. In 1969, Sumitomo Machinery Co., Ltd. merged with Uraga Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. to create Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. The company continues to innovate and expand to meet the demands of the new market frontiers. Today, Sumitomo Heavy Industries manufactures injection molding machines, laser systems, semi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shi (Korean Given Name)
Shi, also spelled Si, or Shie, Shee, Sie, Sea, See, is an uncommon Korean surname, an element in two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 56 Hanja with the reading "''shi''" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In Given names Given names formed with the syllable "Shi(Si)" include: First syllable ;Masculine * Si-an * Si-ha * Si-heon * Si-ho * Si-hoo * Si-hoon * Si-hong * Si-hun * Si-hwan * Si-hyuk * Si-hyung * Si-joon * Si-kyung * Si-wan * Si-woong * Si-yang * Si-yong ;Unisex * Si-eon * Si-hyun * Si-on * Si-won * Si-woo * Si-young * Si-yoon ;Feminine * Si-ah * Si-eun * Si-yeon * Si-yoo * Si-yool People People with the first syllable Shi(Si) include: *Lee Si-young (born 1950), South Korean writer *Park Si-hun (born 1965), South Korean amateur boxer *Bang Si-hyuk (born 1972), South Korean lyricist, composer, producer, and record executive *Ryu S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Titles
The Japanese language makes use of a honorific speech in Japanese, system of honorific speech, called , which includes honorifics (linguistics), honorific suffixes and prefixes when talking to, or referring to others in a conversation. Suffixes are often gender-specific at the end of names, while prefixes are attached to the beginning of many nouns. Honorific suffixes also indicate the speaker's level, their relationship, and are often used alongside other components of Japanese honorific speech.Reischauer, Edwin O. (2002). Encyclopedia of Japan. Tōkyō: NetAdvance Inc. Honorific suffixes are generally used when referring to the Interlocutor (linguistics), person someone is talking to or third persons, and are not used when referring to oneself. The omission of suffixes indicates that the speaker has known the addressee for a while, or that the listener joined the company or school at the same time or later. Common honorifics The most common honorifics include: ''San'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samsung Heavy Industries
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. () is one of the largest shipbuilders in the world and one of the "Big Three" shipbuilders of South Korea (including Hyundai and Hanwha). Geoje (in South Gyeongsang Province) is one of the largest shipyards in the world, having 3 dry docks and 5 floating docks. A core subsidiary of the Samsung Group, South Korea's largest conglomerate, SHI's main focus is on the engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and the delivery of: transportation ships for the commercial industry, topsides modules, drilling and floating production units for the oil and gas sector, gantry cranes for fabrication yards, digital instrumentation and control devices for ships, and other construction and engineering services. SHI operates manufacturing facilities at home and abroad, including ship block fabrication factories in Ningbo and Rongcheng, China. The Geoje Shipyard in particular, SHI's largest shipyard in South Korea, boasts the highest dock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
