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In all the world, Shí (实 , 时 , 识 , among others...) is a common largely boy's, but seldom female first name. The first name Shí is habitual in China, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but seldom girly name, and Egypt, where it is a very rare female name. More prevalently, Shí is the last name as well as the forename.
Shí is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Miao Shi , the Jin Ping Mei character.