As nouns the difference between chives and dill
is that
chives is plural of lang=en while
dill is
Anethum graveolens (the sole species of the genus genus: Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
As a verb dill is
to still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.