Ji is the pinyin romanization of a number of distinct Chinese surnames that are written with different characters in Chinese. Depending on the character, it may be spelled Jī, Jí, Jǐ, or Jì when tone diacritics are used. In Wade–Giles they are romanized as Chi. Languages using the Latin alphabet do not distinguish among the different Chinese surnames, rendering them all as Ji or Chi. They may not be confused with the Chinese surname Chi (池);[1] e.g. family name of Wuhan author Chi Li.
- ^ ""池{...}5(Chí)名姓。"(translation: chi{...}5(Chí)Noun Surname.)"現代漢語詞典(第七版). Contemporary Chinese Dictionary (Seventh Edition). 商務印書舘. The Commercial Press. 1 September 2016. p. 174. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8.