Shih is the

Wade–Giles Wade–Giles () is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Francis Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's '' Chinese–English Dictionary'' of ...

equivalent of

Shi Shi or SHI may refer to: Language * ''Shi'', a Japanese titles#Shi, Japanese title commonly used as a pronoun * ''Shi'', proposed gender-neutral pronoun * Shi (kana), a kana in Japanese syllabaries * Shi language * ''Shī'', transliteration of ...

in Chinese. It may refer to: * Shi (poetry) (詩/诗), a term for Chinese poetry * Shí (surname), the romanization of several Chinese surnames *

Shi (class) The four occupations () or "four categories of the people" ()Hansson, pp. 20-21Brook, 72. was an job, occupation International Standard Classification of Occupations, classification used in History of China, ancient China by either Confucianism, C ...

(士), the low aristocratic class of Shang/Zhou China, later the scholar-gentry class of imperial China *

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 drin ...

(尸), a ceremonial "corpse" involved in early forms of ancestor worship in China *

Posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary name given mostly to the notable dead in East Asian culture. It is predominantly practiced in East Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand. Reflecting on the person's accomplishments or ...

(諡), a traditional East Asian honorary name * ''Shih'' (市), various administrative divisions generally translated "city" on Taiwan and in mainland China * ''Shih'' (時), a traditional Chinese unit of time equal to two hours *Shih, transliteration of Chinese Radical 44 *

Shih (composer) Shih (born 29 November 1950 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a naturalized Austrian composer. Shih has been living and working in Vienna since 1974. In Europe Shih forgoes his full Chinese name due to experience with incorrect writing and pronunciation. Howev ...

or Shih Chieh, Taiwanese-Austrian composer

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