Standard Lemma guide

che

name · noun · pron · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: CH EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Carnian humid episode.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: biology, geography, geology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: CPE, Carnian pluvial episode, wet intermezzo

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Initialism of Campaign for Homosexual Equality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The letter Ч, ч.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Abbreviation of compressed helium; compressed helium gas

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

pron

Meaning 5

I.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, personal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian че (če).

A modification of ich, iche from Middle English ich (“I”, pronoun). Doublet of utchy.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: че (če) — Ч
  • Japanese: CHe (CHe) — abbreviation for compressed helium gas