chit /ˈʧɪt/
 小孩,少女,芽(vt.)摘去芽
 Chit n.
 1. The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes.
 2. A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
    A little chit of a woman.   --Thackeray.
 3. An excrescence on the body, as a wart. [Obs.]
 4. A small tool used in cleaving laths.
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 Chit, Chit·ty, n.
 1.  A short letter or note; a written message or memorandum; a certificate given to a servant; a pass, or the like.
 2.  A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for food and drinks at a club. [India, China, etc.]
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 Chit, v. i. To shoot out; to sprout.
    I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth.   --Mortimer.
 Chit, 3d pers. sing. of Chide. Chideth. [Obs.]
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 chit
      n : the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the
          check" [syn: check, tab]