Ji is the
pinyin
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romanization of a number of distinct
Chinese surname
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s that are written with different
characters
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Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
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in Chinese. Depending on the character, it may be spelled Jī, Jí, Jǐ, or Jì when
tone diacritic
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s are used. In
Wade–Giles
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they are romanized as Chi. Languages using the
Latin alphabet
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do not distinguish among the different Chinese surnames, rendering them all as Ji or Chi. Chi (池) is also a Chinese surname; it is the surname of
Wuhan
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author
Chi Li
Chi Li (born 30 May 1957) is a contemporary female Chinese writer based in Wuhan. She graduated from department of Chinese literature at Wuhan University in 1986. The setting for some of her stories is Changtangkou () in Xiantao, Hubei.
In 2 ...
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Surnames romanized as Ji
Ancient clan names
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Jī 姬 (first tone), Gei or Kei in
Cantonese
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, the royal surname of the
Zhou dynasty
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,
the 207th most common surname in modern China
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Jí 姞 (second tone), Gat or Kat in Cantonese, the royal surname of the states of Southern Yan (南燕), Mixu (密须), and Bi (偪)
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Jǐ 己 (third tone), Gei or Kei in Cantonese, the royal surname of the states of
Ju, Tan (郯), and Wen (温)
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Other surnames
* Jǐ (or Jì) 紀/纪 (third tone (or fourth tone)), Gei or Kei in Cantonese, the 122nd most common surname in China[
* Jì 季 (fourth tone), Gwai or Kwai in Cantonese, the 142nd most common surname in China][
* Jí 吉 (second tone), Gat or Kat in Cantonese, the 195th most common surname in China][
* Jì 冀 (fourth tone), Kei in Cantonese, the 294th most common surname in China][
* Jī 嵇 (first tone), Kai in Cantonese
* Jì 计/計 (fourth tone), Gai or Kai in Cantonese
* Jì 蓟/薊 (fourth tone), Gai or Kai in Cantonese
* Jì 暨 (fourth tone), Kei in Cantonese
* Jí 汲 (second tone), Kap in Cantonese
* Jí 籍 (second tone), Zik in Cantonese
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See also
*Ji (Korean name)
Ji, also spelled Jee, Chi, or Chee, is a Korean family name, as well as a popular element in Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Family name
As a family name, Ji may be written with either of two hanja, one ...
*Chi (surname) Chi (, pinyin: ''chí'') is a Chinese surname. It is also Romanized "Chi" (지) in Korean.
Chi is also the Wade–Giles romanization of Ji, the pronunciation of several common Chinese surnames.
Notable People
*Chi Li, (池莉, born 1957) is a co ...
References
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Chinese-language surnames
Multiple Chinese surnames