Vietnamese
Etymology
chữ (“letter; character”) + kí (“to sign”). Piecewise doublet of kí tự.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ ki˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨ˧˨ kɪj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨ˨˩˦ kɪj˦˥]
Noun
chữ kí
- signature; autograph (person’s autograph name)