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Ji

Pronunciation: /dʒi/

The English word “Ji” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An ancient settlement in northeastern China within modern Beijing.
  2. The state which it ruled.
  3. Synonym of Yan, a neighboring state that conquered Ji and then used its capital.
  4. A former county now within Beijing, China.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 薊 /蓟 (Jì), literally thistle or thistles.

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