姓氏xìngshìTop 15000Meanings1. family nameCharacters used姓family name氏familyExamples2你nǐ的de姓氏xìngshì怎么zěnme写xiě？How is your surname written?林字zì作为zuòwéi中国Zhōngguó姓氏xìngshì，就jiù读dúLín；作为zuòwéi日本Rìběn姓氏xìngshì，则zé读dúHayashi。When used as a Chinese surname, the character 林 is pronounced Lín; as a Japanese surname, it is read Hayashi.