Chi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "chi"
English edit
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Audio (AU) (file)
Etymology 1 edit
From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 齊/齐 (Qí).
Proper noun edit
Chi
- (historical, dated) Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty
- A Chinese surname.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Chi (plural Chis)
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Chi
- (slang) Chicago
- 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:
- I arrived in Chi quite early in the morning, got a room in the Y, and went to bed with a very few dollars in my pocket.
- (slang) Chichester (city in England)
Synonyms edit
See Chi-Town.
Etymology 4 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
Chi (plural Chis)
- A male given name.
Anagrams edit
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Audio (file)
Noun edit
Chi n (strong, genitive Chis or Chi, plural Chis)
- chi (Greek letter)
Declension edit
Declension of Chi [neuter, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Chi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Chi (Buchstabe)” in Duden online
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Chi
- a surname from Hakka
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Hokkien or 徐 (Chhî) or 錢/钱 (Chîⁿ).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi/, [ˈt͡ʃi]
- Rhymes: -i
Proper noun edit
Chi (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- a surname from Hokkien
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 芝 or 枝.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Chi
- a female given name from Chinese