Ji (surname 汲)

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

Jí is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 汲 in Chinese character. It is romanized as Chi in Wade–Giles, and Kap in Cantonese. Ji is listed 213th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.

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