chii
/t͡ʃiː/noun
chii is spelled C-H-I-I: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chii means “A call for forming a run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit using a discarded tile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chii is chiis.
How many letters and syllables are in chii?
| Letters | 4: C-H-I-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chii?
Chii appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chii?
- /t͡ʃiː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chi2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chii
- chiis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chii mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A call for forming a run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit using a discarded tile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chii come from?
From Japanese 吃 (chī)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).