Chinese clan
Bian He (卞和) is a Chinese name, "Biàn" (卞) is the surname (e.g., Bian Lan) and "Hé" (和) is the given name. However, "He" is also an uncommon surname (e.g., He Qia) and early texts refer to Bian He as both "Bianshi" (卞氏, "of Bian clan") and "Heshi" (和氏, "of He clan"), with the word "shì" (氏, "Chinese clan; family"). Some alternate names are "Heshi" (龢氏, with the ancient variant character "Hé"), "Heshi" (咼氏, with the unique variant "Guō" (咼) only pronounced "He" in this name), and "Jing He" (荊和, "He from Jingzhou"). Most scholars translate "Heshi" as "Mr. He" with suffixed "shi", some as "Master He", and a few literally interpret "shi" and translate "Heshi" as "He Clan" or "He family".