Ji (surname 暨)

For other Chinese surnames also romanized as "Ji", see Ji (surname).
Ji (暨)
PronunciationJì (Mandarin)
Kei (Cantonese)
LanguageChinese
Origin
LanguageOld Chinese
Other names
Variant formsChi, Kei

Jì is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 暨 in Chinese character. It is romanized as Chi in Wade–Giles and Kei in Cantonese. Ji is listed 345th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.

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