Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chibi

/ˈt͡ʃiːbi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: Chi-bi
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiːbi/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A child-like character with exaggerated features, particularly in anime.

Countable

noun

A style of cartooning in which the characters are drawn to be very small and cute.

Uncountable

name

A county-level city of Xianning, Hubei, China.

name

A subdistrict of Huangzhou district, Huanggang, Hubei, China.

name

A town in Chibi, Xianning, Hubei, China.

Example Sentences

"Since the eyes take up so much room on the chibi face, the head needs to be stretched and, therefore, usually ends up being oval-shaped to accommodate the oval-shaped eyes."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ちび (chibi, “something small; runt, dwarf; pipsqueak”)

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 赤壁

Usage

Inflected Forms

chibis (plural) Ch'ih-pi (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

caricature superdeformed

Synonyms

Puqi

Rhymes With

phoebe freebie hebe thebe libby bibby kibby tibby kibbeh ribby kibi- ribbie

Questions

How do you pronounce chibi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃiːbi/.
What does chibi mean?: A child-like character with exaggerated features, particularly in anime.
Where does chibi come from?: Borrowed from Japanese ちび (chibi, “something small; runt, dwarf; pipsqueak”)

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