shi

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/ʃaɪ//ʃɪ(ː)//ʃə//ʃiː/

proper noun

A surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin, the 63rd most common in China.

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Meanings

shi1

nounshi (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationuncountablebiologyAbbreviation of shibire.

shi2

pronoun
  1. alternativerareslanglifestyleAlternative form of sie (gender-neutral pronoun).

    > Unlike most Furry Hermaphrodites I've seen, Clash is fairly > androgynous. Shi is remarkable in hir modesty. > > But shi IS rather naughty, as you can see.

    2001 January 25, "Achowth Keciyl" (username), quoting "A. Seraph" (username), Fur: The one and only Herm Gengimal, in fur.artwork.erotica, Usenet
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    The mother was Chakat Goldfur and the sire was Garrek Redfox (foxtaur) so she has the same red fur but cougar-like markings. Of course shi’s still only a cub yet, but if shi grows up to look anything like the your Jaguar-Vixen, shi’s going to be a heartbreaker!

    1999 november 20, "Chakat Goldfur" (username), Furry Art on Ebay...horrible shameless plug, alt.fan.furry, Usenet

    Dropping hir forebody down just a little, shi bent over double at the waist. Andrew's eyes blinked open as whiskers met his cheeks just before feline lips. He purred to hir and reached up to caress hir back as shi kissed him ...

    2006, Kenneth Fox, Joined in Mind and Body, Kenneth Fox, →ISBN, page 230

    Synonyms: hir

shi3

nounshi (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationapocopicuncountableAfrican-American VernacularApocopic form of shit.
interjection
  1. abbreviationapocopicAfrican-American VernacularApocopic form of shit.

Shi4

proper nounShi (plural Shis)

plural Shis · alternative Shih

  1. A surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin, the 63rd most common in China.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

shi · noun

Clipping of shibire. Coined by Japanese-Canadian geneticist and zoologist David Suzuki, the person who also coined "shibire".

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shi · noun, interjection

From shit + -h.

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Shi · proper noun

Romanization of Mandarin 石 (shí), 史 (shǐ), 師/师 (shī), 時/时 (shí), 士 (shì), 釋/释 (shì), and 施 (shī)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

shi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shi

MLA

“shi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shi.

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