chí

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Czech

Etymology

Ultimately, from Ancient Greek χι (khi).

Noun

chí n (indeclinable)

  1. chi (Greek letter)

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

chí

  1. (Munster) present indicative analytic of feic

Usage notes

Independent form only; the dependent form is feiceann.

References

Mandarin

Alternative forms

Romanization

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

Slovak

Etymology

Ultimately, from Ancient Greek χι (khi).

Pronunciation

Noun

chí n

  1. (Greek letter) chi, khi

Further reading

  • “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, 2024

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 志.

Noun

chí

  1. will; resolve; volition; determination
    Có chí thì nên.
    If you have resolve, then you will succeed.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ciːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ciiʔ. Cognate with Muong chỉ, Bahnar si, Khasi ksi and Mon စဲ.

Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnam) chấy (with diphthongization)

Noun

(classifier con) chí • (蛭)

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) head louse
    Có chí thì gãi.
    If you have head lice, then scratch (your head).

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 至.

Preposition

chí

  1. (rare as a standalone word, usually in compounds) to; until

Verb

chí

  1. (in compounds) to arrive; to reach

Adverb

chí

  1. (in compounds) most; extremely
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誌.

Noun

chí

  1. publication; record
Derived terms
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