chí

Ultimately, from Ancient Greek χι (khi).

• IPA^(key): [ˈxiː]

chí n (indeclinable)

1. chi (Greek letter)

• do-chí, atchí (archaic)
• tchí (Ulster)

From Middle Irish do·cí, from Old Irish ad·cí (“see”). See feic.

• IPA^(key): /çiː/

chí

1. (Munster) present indicative analytic of feic

Independent form only; the dependent form is feiceann.

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “chí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /tʃʰi⁵⁵/

chí

1. (Patsho) Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

chí

1. (Patsho) Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.
2. (Patsho) Labour, occupation, job.
3. (Patsho) All

   Asü chikü anoi.

   You may all sit.

• chi — nonstandard
• ĉí — very rare shorthand

chí (chi², Zhuyin ㄔˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 倁
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 匙
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 坻
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墀
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 岻
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弛
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 彽
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 徥
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 徲
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 持
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 歭
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 池
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 汦
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沯
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沺
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 泜
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 竾
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 筂
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 箈
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 箎
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 篪
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 耛
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芪
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茌
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茬
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荎
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 莇
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚳
29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蛇
30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 誃 / 𰵥
31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謘
32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謹 / 谨
33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貾 / 𰷢
34. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 赿
35. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趍
36. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 踟
37. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 踶
38. 迟, 遅, 遟, 遲: late, tardy; slow; delay
39. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鍈 / 锳
40. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 馳 / 驰
41. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驠 / 𱅬
42. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驰
43. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㓾
44. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 尺
45. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 治

Ultimately, from Ancient Greek χι (khi).

• IPA^(key): /ˈxiː/

chí n

1. (Greek letter) chi, khi

• “chí”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɪj˦˥]
• Homophone: trí

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 志.

chí

1. will; resolve; volition; determination

   Có chí thì nên.

   If you have resolve, then you will succeed.

From Proto-Vietic *ciːʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ciʔ (“head louse”). Cognate with Muong chỉ, Bahnar si, Khasi ksi and Mon စဲ.

• (Northern Vietnam) chấy (with diphthongization)

(classifier con) chí • (蛭)

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) head louse

   Có chí thì gãi.

   If you have head lice, then scratch (your head).

Sino-Vietnamese word from 至.

chí

1. (in set expressions) to; until

chí

1. (in compounds) to arrive; to reach

chí

1. (in compounds) most; extremely

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誌.

chí

1. publication; record