Definify.com
Definition 2025
chỉ
chỉ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "chi"
Vietnamese
Adverb
chỉ
Etymology 2
From Proto-Vietic *cih (“to point”); probably related to Sino-Vietnamese word from 指 (“finger”)
Verb
- to point
Synonyms
- trỏ
Etymology 3
From Proto-Vietic *cis (“thread”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ks(i)ʔ or *ksih (“string; cord; rope; thread”)
Noun
(classifier sợi) chỉ (帋, 黹, 纸, 紙, 䊼, 𥿗)
- (sewing) thread
Etymology 4
From chị. Adding the hỏi tone is a means to form a third person singular pronoun in Southern dialects.
Pronoun
chỉ