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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Raymond Beracha, post: 1666716, member: 26854&quot;]<b>氏 </b>could be <i>shi </i>and that would make sense if the character were alone. <span style="color: #333333">氏 being the word used for clans in ancient China.</span>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #333333">中華氏國 presents problems though.&nbsp; My reference is here:</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span>http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%8F_(%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD)</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s in Japanese as I can&#039;t read Chinese and I could not find a good source in English.&nbsp; This is on the top of my list of intrigue now so hopefully I can find more reference.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any added thoughts would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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