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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Ji

  • 繼to continue; to carry on
  • 吉auspicious; lucky
  • 基foundation; base
Letters
2
Syllables
1
First letter
J
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin)
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters繼吉基

Ji is a Mandarin Pinyin Chinese name syllable that can mean 'to carry on' (繼), 'auspicious' (吉) or 'foundation' (基), depending on the character.

Possible characters for Ji

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 繼

    to continue; to carry on

    Mandarin jì

    attested

  • 吉

    auspicious; lucky

    Mandarin jí

  • 基

    foundation; base

    Mandarin jī

One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.

About the name Ji

Ji is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names, the Hanyu Pinyin spelling of several Mandarin ji sounds. It can stand for characters such as 繼 (to carry on), 吉 (auspicious) or 基 (foundation). The character 繼 is recorded for this spelling in public data from the region. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin)

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Ji

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 繼 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 繼 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 吉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 吉 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: 基 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  6. MDBG: 基 · mdbg.net · meaning

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