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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
Ji is the pinyin romanization of a number of distinct Chinese surnames that are written with different characters in Chinese. Depending on the character, it may be spelled Jī , Jí , Jǐ , or Jì when tone diacritics are used.
The origin of the ji honorific is uncertain. [3] One suggestion is that it is a borrowing from an Austroasiatic language such as Sora. [4] Another is that the term means "soul" or "life" or "sir" (similar to the jān suffix or shri suffix) and is derived from Sanskrit. [5] Harsh K. Luthar gives examples of ji in Master-ji, Guru-ji, and Mata-ji.
The Chinese character Ji 季 is composed of two parts: 禾 (grain) and 子 (son), and originally means "young grain". Later it acquired the meaning of "the youngest", and was frequently used in the name or title of the youngest son (or daughter) of a family. It is from this usage that the character became a surname. [3]
JI. FI (SPANGRAM) NYT Strands Spangram Answer Today. Today's spangram answer on Thursday, February 6, 2025, is FIRSTNAMES. What Are Today’s NYT Strands Answers, Word List for Thursday, February ...
Ji (surname), the pinyin romanization of several distinct Chinese surnames; Ji (Korean name), a Korean surname and element in given names (including lists of people with the name)-ji, an honorific used as a suffix in many languages of India; J.I the Prince of N.Y, American rapper J.I. Ji (or Hou Ji), the legendary founder of the Zhou dynasty
Ji-hye, also spelled Jee-hye, or Ji-hae, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 65 hanja with the reading "ji" [1] and 25 hanja with the reading "hye" [2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Jí is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 姞 in Chinese character.It is romanized as Chi in Wade–Giles, and Gat in Cantonese. [1] One of the Eight Great Surnames of Chinese Antiquity, Ji 姞 is an uncommon surname today.