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chi¹

  • /kaɪ/

Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

From Latin chī, from Ancient Greek χεῖ (kheî).

noun chis · khi

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.

chi²

  • /t͡ʃiː/

Where it comes from

From the Mandarin 氣／气 (qì) from the Wade–Giles romanization: chʻi⁴, from Middle Chinese 氣 (MC khj+jH), from Old Chinese 氣 (OC *kʰɯds, “breath, vapor”). Compare modern Japanese 気(き) (ki), Korean 기(氣) (gi) and Vietnamese khí (氣).

noun chis · ch'i · ki · qi

  1. uncountable, usually A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation. Early Taoist philosophers and alchemists regarded ch'i as a vital force inhering in the breath and bodily fluids and developed techniques to alter and control the movement of ch'i within the body; their aim was to achieve physical longevity and spiritual power.

chi³

  • /t͡ʃə/

Where it comes from

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 尺 (chǐ). Doublet of chek.

noun chis · chih · ch'ih

  1. uncountable, usually The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm.
  2. Mainland China, uncountable, usually The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as ¹/₃ of a meter.
  3. Taiwan, uncountable, usually The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.
  4. Hong Kong, uncountable, usually The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters.

Similar: Taiwanese foot, Hong Kong foot, chek

chi⁴

noun chis

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of chihuahua.chihuahua

Chi⁵

  • /t͡ʃiː/

Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 齊 /齐 (Qí).

proper noun Ch'i

  1. dated, historical Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty
  2. A Chinese surname.

Chi⁶

noun Chis

  1. abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of Chihuahua.Chihuahua

Chi⁷

  • /ʃaɪ/

Sounds like shy · Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

Apocopic form of Chicago.

proper noun

  1. slang Chicago I arrived in Chi quite early in the morning, got a room in the Y, and went to bed with a very few dollars in my pocket.

Chi⁸

  • /t͡ʃaɪ/

Sounds like chai · Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

Apocopic form of Chichester.

proper noun

  1. slang Chichester (city in England)

Chi⁹

proper noun Chis

  1. A male given name.

Chi10

Where it comes from

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 姞 (Jí), sometimes derived from 女 (“woman, matriarchal clan marker”) + 吉 (jí, “lucky”). Doublet of Ji.

proper noun

  1. A surname from Chinese.

CHI11

proper noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Chicago.Chicago 56 Michael Jordan, CHI vs. MIA, Apr. 29, 1992.

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