# chí
## Czech
### Etymology

Ultimately, from Ancient Greek χι (khi).

### Noun

chí n (indeclinable)
* chi (Greek letter)

## Irish
### Alternative forms

* do-chí, atchí (archaic)
* tchí (Ulster)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /çiː/

### Verb

chí
* (Munster) present indicative analytic of feic

#### Usage notes

Independent form only; the dependent form is feiceann.

### References

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “chí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Mandarin
### Alternative forms

* chi — nonstandard
* ĉí — very rare shorthand

### Romanization

chí (chi$^2$, Zhuyin ㄔˊ)
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 倁
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 匙
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 坻
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墀
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 岻
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弛
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 彽
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 徥
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 徲
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 持
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 歭
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 池
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 汦
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沯
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沺
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 泜
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 竾
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 筂
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 箈
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 箎
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 篪
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 耛
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芪
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茌
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茬
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荎
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 莇
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚳
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蛇
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 誃 / 𰵥
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謘
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謹 / 谨
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貾 / 𰷢
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 赿
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趍
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 踟
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 踶
* 迟, 遅, 遟, 遲: late, tardy; slow; delay
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鍈 / 锳
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 馳 / 驰
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驠 / 𱅬
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驰
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㓾
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 尺
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 治

## Slovak
### Etymology

Ultimately, from Ancient Greek χι (khi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxiː/

### Noun

chí n
* (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, 2003–2025

## Vietnamese
### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [t͡ɕi˧˦]
* (Huế) IPA: [t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
* (Saigon) IPA: [cɪj˦˥]
* Homophone: trí
* Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

### Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 志.

#### Noun

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

##### Derived terms

* bản chí (intention)
* bất đắc chí (disgruntled)
* bền chí (perseverant)
* chí hướng (ambition)
* chí khí (resolve)
* chí nguyện (volunteer)
* chí nguyện quân (volunteer army)
* chí sĩ (idealist)
* chí thú (passionately)
* chủ nghĩa duy ý chí (voluntarism)
* có chí thì nên (if there's a will, there's a way)
* cố chí (determined to)
* duy ý chí (voluntarist)
* đắc chí (smug; content)
* đồng chí (comrade)
* gan chí mề (fearless)
* hứng chí (delighted)
* khoái chí (delighted)
* lập chí (to be resolved to)
* nản chí (to be discouraged)
* phẫn chí (frustrated)
* quyết chí (to be determined to)
* rủn chí (discouraged)
* thất chí (despondent)
* thích chí (comfortable)
* thiện chí (goodwill)
* thoái chí, thối chí (discouraged)
* thuyết duy ý chí (voluntarism)
* tu chí (self-improvement)
* viễn chí (milkwort)
* ý chí (willpower)
* ý chí luận (voluntarism)

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ciːʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ciʔ (“head louse”). Cognate with Muong chỉ, Bahnar si, Khasi ksi and Mon စဲ.

#### Alternative forms

* (Northern Vietnam) chấy (with diphthongization)

#### Noun

(classifier con) chí • (蛭)
* (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
* (rare as a standalone word, usually in compounds) to; until

#### Verb

chí
* (in compounds) to arrive; to reach

#### Adverb

chí
* (in compounds) most; extremely

##### Derived terms

* bấm chí (to pinch; argue)
* bấu chí (to pinch; fight)
* cấu chí (to pinch; pluck)
* chí chết (exhaustingly)
* chí choé (to argue noisily)
* chí công (highly just)
* chí công vô tư (most impartial)
* chí cốt (intimate)
* chí hiếu (filial)
* chí ít (at least)
* chí lí, chí lý (reasonable)
* chí phải (correct; right)
* chí thân (intimate)
* chí thiện (excellence; goodwill)
* chí thiết (intimate)
* chí tình (very genuine)
* chí tôn (most revered)
* chí tuyến (a tropic)
* chí tử (deadly)
* dĩ chí (even)
* đông chí (winter solstice)
* hạ chí (summer solstice)
* hoạ vô đơn chí (when it rains it pours)
* thậm cấp chí nguy (dangerously urgent)
* thậm chí (even)
* tự cổ chí kim (since the old days)

### Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誌.

#### Noun

chí
* publication; record

##### Derived terms

* báo chí (press; print media)
* bi chí (epitaph)
* dư địa chí (local chronicle)
* địa chí (local chronicle)
* mộ chí (gravestone)
* tạp chí (journal)
* tiêu chí (criterion)