Chih as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chih

What is the meaning of the name Chih ?

The baby name Chih is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin (pinyin equivalent: Zhi; pronunciations vary by tone). Approximate IPA: /ʈʂɻ̩/ (tone depends on character). Common respelling: 'zhih' or 'zhi'..

Chih is Chinese in Origin.

Chih is a Sinophone given-name element rendered in Wade–Giles romanization; it corresponds to modern pinyin Zhi. Because Wade–Giles omits tones and uses final -h to mark the apical vowel of zhi, the precise meaning depends on the chosen hanzi. Frequent characters include 智 “wisdom,” 志 “will, aspiration,” 治 “govern; heal,” and 芝 “ganoderma; auspicious herb.” The name is generally unisex but has skewed masculine in traditional use.

As a standalone given name or, more commonly, as the first syllable of disyllabic names (e.g., Chih-Wei, Chih-Ming), it saw wide use in mid‑20th‑century Taiwan and among overseas Chinese whose documents followed Wade–Giles. In Mainland China today it is usually written as Zhi. Related or adapted forms include Zhi (pinyin), Chi (an alternative older spelling), and Vietnamese Chí (from Sino‑Vietnamese readings of 志 or 智).