Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Chi en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 齊 /齐 (Qí).
Meanings
(dated, historical) Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty
A Chinese surname.
Forms
Source: en.wiktionary, “Chi” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chi en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
Meanings
(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of Chihuahua.
Forms
Source: en.wiktionary, “Chi” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chi en · PROPN · etymology 3
Pronunciation
Etymology Apocopic form of Chicago.
Meanings
(slang) Chicago
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. 1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC:
Source: en.wiktionary, “Chi” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chi en · PROPN · etymology 4
Pronunciation
Etymology Apocopic form of Chichester.
Meanings
(slang) Chichester (city in England)
Source: en.wiktionary, “Chi” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chi en · PROPN · etymology 5
Pronunciation
Meanings
A male given name.
Forms
Source: en.wiktionary, “Chi” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chi en · PROPN · etymology 6
Pronunciation
Etymology From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 姞 (Jí), sometimes derived from 女 (“woman, matriarchal clan marker”) + 吉 (jí, “lucky”). Doublet of Ji.
Meanings
A surname from Chinese.
Source: en.wiktionary, “Chi” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.