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CHI
chi, khi
(noun) the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
qi, chi, ch'i, ki
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
chi (plural chis)
The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.
Etymology 2
Noun
chi (usually uncountable, plural chis)
(philosophy) A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation.
Etymology 3
Noun
chi (usually uncountable, plural chis)
The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm.
(Mainland China) The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as 1/3 of a meter.
(Taiwan) The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as 10/33 of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.
(Hong Kong) The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters.
Synonyms
• (traditional, mainland): Chinese foot
• (Taiwan): Taiwanese foot
• (Hong Kong): Hong Kong foot, chek
Anagrams
• CIH, HCI, ICH, Ich, hic, ich
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Chi
(historic, dated) Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty
A Chinese surname.
Etymology 2
Noun
Chi (plural Chis)
(informal) Chihuahua.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Chi
(slang) Chicago
Synonyms
See Chi-Town.
Anagrams
• CIH, HCI, ICH, Ich, hic, ich
Proper noun
CHI (plural er-noun)
(sports) Abbreviation of Chicago.
Anagrams
• CIH, HCI, ICH, Ich, hic, ich
Source: Wiktionary
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