# Shih

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌʌnˈʃiː/ · frequency rank #30,967

## Definitions
1. A surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin.

## Etymology
From Wade–Giles Romanization of Mandarin 石 (shí), 史 (shǐ), 師／师 (shī), 時／时 (shí), 士 (shì), 釋／释 (shì), and 施 (shī). Doublet of Thach.

## Easily confused with
- **SI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-si)
- **six** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-six)
- **sir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-sir)
- **sit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-sit)
- **sin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-sin)
- **shy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-shy)
- **ski** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-ski)
- **SIM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-sim)
- **sip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-sip)
- **sis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-sis)
- **sic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-sic)
- **Sid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-sid)
- **SMH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-smh)
- **sig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-sig)
- **sho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-sho)
- **ssh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-ssh)
- **sia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-sia)
- **STI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-sti)
- **sie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-sie)
- **Sui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shih-vs-sui)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hsih`, `shhi`, `shhih`, `shihh`, `sihh`, `sshih`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shih