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See also: Appendix:Variations of "chi"
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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]
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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]
Borrowed from Hokkien or 徐 (Chhî) or 錢/钱 (Chîⁿ).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi/ [ˈt͡ʃi]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: Chi
Proper noun[edit]
Chi (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- a Chinese Filipino 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
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