Ji (surname 纪)

Jǐ (or Jì) is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 纪 in simplified Chinese and 紀 in traditional Chinese. It is romanized as Chi in Wade–Giles, and Kei in Cantonese. Ji is the 136th most common surname in China, with a population of 1.1 million. It is listed 122nd in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is 42nd in the Hundred Family Surnames, contained in the verse 熊紀舒屈 (Xiong, Ji, Shu, Qu).

For other Chinese surnames also romanized as "Ji", see Ji (surname).
Ji (纪/紀)
PronunciationJǐ (Mandarin)
Kei (Cantonese)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Meaning"record; remember"
Other names
Variant form(s)Chi, Kei
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