Chai most often refers to: *Chai, a word for

tea Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of '' Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of south-western China and nor ...

in numerous languages *

Masala chai Masala chai (; ) is a popular beverage originating from South Asia. It is made by brewing black tea (usually crush, tear, curl) in milk and water, and then by sweetening with sugar. Adding aromatic herbs and spices creates masala chai. The t ...

, a blend of black tea and herbs and spices, originating in India *

Chai (symbol) Chai or Hai ( "living" ') is a symbol that figures prominently in modern Jewish culture; the Hebrew letters of the word are often used as a visual symbol. History According to '' The Jewish Daily Forward'', its use as an amulet originates in 18 ...

, the Hebrew word for life and prominent Jewish symbol Chai or CHAI may also refer to:

People

Names

* Chai (surname) (柴), a Chinese surname *

Chae Chae (), also less commonly spelled Chai or Chea, is a Korean family name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Overview The 2000 South Korean Census found 119,251 people with the family name Chae. It could be written with an ...

, also romanized Chai, a Korean name *

Zhai Zhai is the Standard Chinese, Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Chai in Wade–Giles, and Chak in Cantonese. It is listed 292nd in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ' ...

(翟; Chai in Wade–Giles), a different Chinese surname

Individuals

Chai (king of Ayutthaya) Chai (), full title in Thai Somdet Chaofa Chai () or King Sanpet VI, was a king of Ayutthaya, reigning almost 1 year from 1655 to 1656. Reign and Overthrow Upon King Prasat Thong’s death in 1655, Chaofa Chai, his eldest son, succeeded his fat ...

(ไชย), reigning for nine months in 1656 *

Chai of Lan Na Thao Chai (; ), Saikham (; ) or Mueangchaichao (; ) was the 13th king of Lan Na from the Mangrai dynasty. He reigned from 1538 to 1543. He seized power from his father, Ket. After reigning for just five years, he was assassinated by a group of n ...

(ᨩᩣ᩠ᨿ), reigning from 1538 to 1543 * Chai Lee (active 1970s – 1990s), British actress * Chai Patel (born 1954), British doctor and businessman *

Chai Vang Chai Soua Vang ( RPA: ''Cai Suav Vaj''; born September 24, 1968), more commonly known as Chai Vang, is a Laotian-born American man who was convicted of first degree intentional homicide, having pleaded self-defense after allegedly being fired u ...

(born 1968), American convicted mass murderer *

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (; born 23 November 1986) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. Chaitanya is a recipient of several accolades including one Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Award South and one Nandi Award for his work. Born in ...

(born 1986), Indian film actor; sometimes nicknamed Chai *

Lee Soo-jung Crystal Yi (born 1993), known by her stage name Chai or her Korean name Lee Soo-jung (), is a Korean-American singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning SBS's ''K-pop Star 5''. Career In 2015–2016, Yi participated in the fifth season o ...

(born 1993), Korean American singer also known by the stage name Chai

Radio

* CHAI-FM, Canadian radio station * ChaiFM, South African radio station * Kol Chai, Israeli radio station

Other uses

Chai (band) Chai was a Japanese pop band from Nagoya. The group consisted of four members: Mana, Kana, Yuuki and Yuna. Formed in 2012, the band released their debut studio album, ''Pink (Chai album), Pink'', in 2017. They announced their breakup in 2024. Bi ...

, a Japanese rock band ** ''Chai'' (album), 2023, their final album ** "Chai" (song), a 2013 single *

Chai (wine) The glossary of wine terms lists the definitions of many general terms used within the wine industry. For terms specific to viticulture, winemaking, grape varieties, and wine tasting, see the topic specific list in the "''See also''" section below. ...

, a shed for storing casks *

Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence The Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence (CHAI) is a research center at the University of California, Berkeley focusing on advanced artificial intelligence (AI) safety methods. The center was founded in 2016 by a group of academi ...

(CHAI), an AI safety research center *

Clinton Health Access Initiative The Clinton Foundation (founded in 2001 as the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation, and renamed in 2013 as the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation) is a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code. It was e ...

(CHAI), a health organization focusing on the developing world *

Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection The Healthcare Commission was a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department of Health of the United Kingdom. It was set up to promote and drive improvement in the quality of health care and public health in England and Wales. It aime ...

(CHAI, 2004–2009), a UK non-departmental public body *

Chai (software) CHAI (also known as CHAI Research, CHAI AI) is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company that develops and operates a social AI platform enabling users to interact with AI chatbots. Founded in 2021 by William Beauchamp, CHAI build a soci ...

, an AI platform * Chai, a generic name for

Chinese hairpin Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...

* "Hi" (Ofra Haza song) (or "Chai"), 1983