chi 1 also khi (k?, k?)n. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.[Late Greek kh?, from earlier khei.]chi 2 also ch’i or qi (ch?)n. The vital force believed in Taoism and other Chinese thought to be inherent in all things. The unimpeded circulation of chi and a balance of its negative and positive forms in the body are held to be essential to good health in traditional Chinese medicine.[Mandarin qì, air, spirit, energy of life, from Middle Chinese khi`.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.chi (ka?) n (Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet (?, ?), a consonant, transliterated as ch or rarely khchi (t?i?) , ch’i or qin (Alternative Belief Systems) (sometimes capital) (in Oriental medicine, martial arts, etc) vital energy believed to circulate round the body in currents[Chinese, literally: energy]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014chi (ka?) n., pl. chis. the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet (?, ?). [
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chi 1 also khi (k?, k?)n. The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.[Late Greek kh?, from earlier khei.]chi 2 also ch’i or qi (ch?)n. The vital force believed in Taoism and other Chinese thought to be inherent in all things. The unimpeded circulation of chi and a balance of its negative and positive forms in the body are held to be essential to good health in traditional Chinese medicine.[Mandarin qì, air, spirit, energy of life, from Middle Chinese khi`.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.