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qi¹
- /t͡ʃiː/
Where it comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 氣 /气.
noun qis
- Alternative form of chi And so he trained his qi, his breath, and his sense of timing, so that strength and size became irrelevant to his understanding of Aikido.
Qi²
- /t͡ʃiː/
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 齊 /齐 (Qí).
proper noun Ch'i · Chi
- An ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty In the earlier chapters uncouth proper names are reduced to a minimum, but the Index refers by name to specific places and persons only generally mentioned in the earlier pages. For instance, the states of Lu and Chêng on pages 22 and 29 : it is hard enough to differentiate Ts‘i, Tsin, Ts‘in, and Ts
- A Chinese surname.
Qi³
- /t͡ʃiː/
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 祁 (Qí).
proper noun Ch'i · Chi
- A county of Jinzhong, Shanxi, China.
Qi⁴
- /t͡ʃiː/
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 淇 (Qí).
proper noun Ch'i · Chi
- A county of Hebi, Henan, China. Opposition to Yüeh’s regime was not limited to Ying-yang. In Ch’i County, located about 120 kilometers to the east, Red Spear resistance was even more pronounced.[…]The richest county in Honan, Ch'i had a long history of tax resistance.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vacuity, chi, ki, prana, breath, pneuma, spirit, energy, life force, vital energy, vitality, mana, bioenergy, aura, élan vital, vital force
Translations
Talk about this word "qi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/qi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. qi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/qi "qi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/qi.Cite this
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title = {qi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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