Ji, also spelled Jee, Chi, or Chee, is a Korean family name, as well as a popular element in Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Given name only: 只: only 支: branch 枝: branch 止: stop 之: to go to 知: to know 地: earth 指: to point 志: intention 至: to arrive 紙: paper 持: hold 誌: to record 遲: late
As a family name, Ji may be written with either of two hanja, one meaning "wisdom" (智), and the other meaning "pond" (池). Each has one bon-gwan: for the family name meaning "wisdom", Pongju Village, Pongsan County, North Hwanghae in what is today North Korea, and for the family name meaning "pond", Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do in what is today South Korea.[1] The 2000 South Korean census found 147,572 people with this family name.[2]
In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 79.5% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Ji in their passports. Another 9.0% spelled it as Jee, and 8.5% as Chi. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 3.0%) included Gi, Chee, Je, and Jy.[3]
Ji Ha-yoon (born 1995), South Korean actress and model
Alexander Chee (fl. 2000s), American writer of Korean descent
Given nameEdit
There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Some common ones are listed in the table at right.[4] Many names containing this syllable have been popular throughout the late 20th and early 21st centuries, including:[5][6][7]
As name elementEdit
Historically-popular given names formed with the syllable "ji" include:
Masculine
Ji-hoon (4th place in 1970, 1st place in 1980 and 1990, 2nd place in 2008, 3rd place in 2009, 8th place in 2011)
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Ji also spelled Jee Chi or Chee is a Korean family name as well as a popular element in Korean given names The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it JiHangul지HanjaFamily given 池 pond 智 wisdomGiven name only 只 only 支 branch 枝 branch 止 stop 之 to go to 知 to know 地 earth 指 to point 志 intention 至 to arrive 紙 paper 持 hold 誌 to record 遲 lateRevised RomanizationJiMcCune ReischauerChi Contents 1 Family name 1 1 List 2 Given name 2 1 As name element 2 2 People 3 See also 4 ReferencesFamily name EditAs a family name Ji may be written with either of two hanja one meaning wisdom 智 and the other meaning pond 池 Each has one bon gwan for the family name meaning wisdom Pongju Village Pongsan County North Hwanghae in what is today North Korea and for the family name meaning pond Chungju Chungcheongbuk do in what is today South Korea 1 The 2000 South Korean census found 147 572 people with this family name 2 In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports it was found that 79 5 of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Ji in their passports Another 9 0 spelled it as Jee and 8 5 as Chi Rarer alternative spellings the remaining 3 0 included Gi Chee Je and Jy 3 List Edit People with this family name include Ji Cheong cheon 1888 1959 Korean independence activist Ji Han jae born 1936 South Korean hapkido instructor Jee Yong ju 1948 1985 South Korean amateur boxer Jee Man won born 1942 South Korean political scientist and journalist Ji Suk jin born 1966 South Korean entertainer Ji Sang ryeol born 1970 South Korean actor Ji Jin hee born 1971 South Korean actor Chi In jin born 1973 South Korean boxer Ji Sang jun born 1973 South Korean swimmer Ji Seung hwan born 1974 South Korean field hockey player Ji Kyong sun born 1975 North Korean judo athlete Ji Yun nam born 1976 North Korean footballer Ji Seung hyun handballer born 1979 South Korean handball player Ji Young jun born 1981 South Korean long distance runner Ji Hyun woo born 1984 South Korean actor and musician Jhi Yeon woo born 1984 South Korean female bodybuilder Ji Eun hee born 1986 South Korean golfer Ji Dong won born 1991 South Korean footballer Ji Chang wook born 1987 South Korean actor Ji Kyeong deuk born 1990 South Korean footballer Ji So yun born 1991 South Korean footballer Ji Yoon ho born Yoon Byung ho 1991 South Korean actor Ien Chi born 1991 American filmmaker of Korean descent Ji Eun sung born 1991 South Korean actor Ji Ha yoon born 1995 South Korean actress and model Alexander Chee fl 2000s American writer of Korean descentGiven name EditThere are 46 hanja with the reading ji on the South Korean government s official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names Some common ones are listed in the table at right 4 Many names containing this syllable have been popular throughout the late 20th and early 21st centuries including 5 6 7 As name element Edit Historically popular given names formed with the syllable ji include MasculineJi hoon 4th place in 1970 1st place in 1980 and 1990 2nd place in 2008 3rd place in 2009 8th place in 2011 Ji hu 2nd place in 2009 7th place in 2011 FeminineEun ji 3rd place in 1990 Min ji 4th place in 1990 Ji eun 4th place in 1980 2nd place in 1990 Ji hye 1st place in 1980 and 1990 Ji hyun 10th place in 1990 Ji min 3rd place in 2008 6th place in 2009 and 2011 Ji woo 8th place in 2008 4th place in 2009 5th place in 2011 Ji yeon 7th place in 1980 Ji yoon 9th place in 2011 Ji young 1st place in 1970 3rd place in 1980 10th place in 1990 Other names containing this syllable include First syllableJi ae feminine Ji hae feminine Ji ho unisex Ji hwan masculine Ji hye feminine Ji na feminine Ji seok masculine Ji su unisex Ji tae masculine Ji won unisex Ji woong masculine Second syllableSu ji unisex Ye ji feminine People Edit People with the single syllable given name Ji include Shin Ji born 1981 as Lee Jee seon South Korean singer and lyricistSee also EditList of Korean family names List of Korean given namesReferences Edit 한국성씨일람 List of Korean family names Kyungpook National University 2003 12 11 Retrieved 2013 10 30 성씨인구분포데이터 Family name population and distribution data South Korea National Statistics Office Archived from the original on 2013 11 01 Retrieved 2013 05 28 성씨 로마자 표기 방안 마련을 위한 토론회 Plan for romanisation of surnames a preparatory discussion National Institute of the Korean Language 25 June 2009 p 61 Retrieved 22 October 2015 인명용 한자표 Table of hanja for use in personal names PDF South Korea Supreme Court Retrieved 2013 10 17 한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까 babyname co kr Retrieved 2012 11 09 이진희 Yi Jin hui 2009 01 28 너도 민준이니 어 또 서연이야 Hankook Ilbo Archived from the original on 2010 10 09 Retrieved 2012 10 27 남자 민준 여자 서연 가장 많아 Law Times 2010 01 20 Retrieved 2011 09 19 This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that 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