Ji (surname 吉)

Jí is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 吉 in Chinese character. It is romanized as Chi in Wade–Giles, and Gat in Cantonese. Ji is the 195th most common surname in China, with a population of 490,000. It is listed 190th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.

For other Chinese surnames also romanized as "Ji", see Ji (surname).
Ji (吉)
PronunciationJí (Mandarin)
Gat (Cantonese)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Other names
Variant form(s)Chi, Kat, Gil (Korean)
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