# 氏 mr. /speculum radical

★★★★☆
4 strokes
ILL PAIR PK STRONG JERK RADICAL
JERK: this is a legit kanji, meaning 'Mr.', BUT as a radical, the keyword is 'speculum.'

Although 氏 is pronounced SHI, it is STRONG for TEI!!!!

## Onyomi

SHI | SHE is a member of the speculum family.

## Mnemonic

| I like to pretend that the family name in question is “Speculum" because that is what this mother looks like.

## Jukugo

彼氏(かれし) | boyfriend. ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 彼 (him) + 氏 (mr. ) = 彼氏 (boyfriend.)
XXX 氏(し) | Mr. xxx. ★★★★☆ SUF SUFFIX meaning 'Mr. XXX
氏名(しめい) | first AND last name. But you wouldn't ever SAY 'What's your shimei?' In conversation, you'd just use 名前（なまえ） instead. ★☆☆☆☆ NP 氏 (mr. ) + 名 (name, famous) = 氏名 (first AND last name. But you wouldn't ever SAY 'What's your shimei?' In conversation, you'd just use 名前（なまえ） instead. )

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
民 | folk | MOUTH | 口
氏 | mr. | NO MOUTH |

Folk music is sung with the MOUTH.

Speculum goes in the hoo-hoo, not the mouth, so the speculum radical doesn't have a mouth.

## Used In

- 紙
- 婚
- 抵
- 民
- 底
- 低

## Synonyms

name 名前 名____、姓____ 名字 氏 氏名 姓名