ch'i n : the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health [syn: qi, chi, ki]chi

1 the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health [syn: qi, ch'i, ki]

2 the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet [syn: khi]

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /xaɪ, kaɪ/
• Rhymes with: -aɪ

Letter

chi

1. The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets, and the twenty-third letter of Old and Ancient alphabets.

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings

• ki
• qi

Pronunciation

• /tʃiː/

Noun

1. A form of psychic energy.

Quotations

• 2001 — Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, p 196

  He took several deep breaths, finding his chi as Butler had taught him.

Translations

• Interlingua: chi
• Portuguese: qui
• Russian: хи (khi)

Amuzgo

Noun

chi

1. grandfather

Adverb

chi

1. not

Chickasaw

Alternative spellings

• che

Pronoun

chi

1. you

Pronoun

chi

1. my

Chinese

Verb

chi

1. see chi

Italian

Pronunciation

• [ki]

Pronoun

chi

1. who, whom
2. whoever

Japanese

Noun

1. blood
2. earth,soil, the ground
3. know,understand, see, find, notice
4. wise

Mandarin

Verb

1. eat

   wo bu ai chi zhurou. "I don't like to eat pork."

Pinyin syllable

chi

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, chī, chí, chǐ, or chì.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Vietnamese

Noun

chi

1. leg, limb
2. line of descent

Verb

chi

1. to spend (money), to pay out, to disburse

Welsh

Pronunciation

• xi
• xi

Pronoun

chi

1. you (plural)

Noun

chi

1. ci (dog) with the aspirate mutation.

Conjugation

welsh mutation c- i

Chi may refer to:

• Chi (letter), a Greek letter
• Chi (kana), a Japanese kana
• Chi (magazine), an Italian magazine
• Chi (Chobits), a character in Chobits media
• Chi, a character in Chi's Sweet Home media
• Chi distribution, a probability distribution in mathematics
• Chi River, Thailand
• Ch'i or qi, "life-force" in Chinese culture
• Chi, a god in Igbo mythology in Nigeria

CHI may refer to:

• Carvill Hurricane Index, a measure of hurricane damage potential
• Chingford railway station, railway station code
• Child Health International, a UK based charity for children's health (especially Cystic Fibrosis) in poor countries
• Computer-human interaction or human-computer interaction, the study of the interaction of computers and people
  • CHI (conference), an annual conference on computer-human interaction
• Columbia Helicopters, an American aircraft manufacturer
• CHI, a secret society at Longwood University
• Chicago Airport's IATA code

People with the given name

• Chi Cheng (musician) (born 1970), American musician
• Chi McBride (born 1961), American actor

See also

• Tai chi chuan, Wade-Giles transcription for Taijiquan
• Chi-square distribution, a probability distribution in mathematics

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