chi

Plural: chis

Noun

• The twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (Χ, χ).
• 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
• the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
• The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.
• A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation.
• The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm.
• The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as ¹/₃ of a meter.
• The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.
• The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters.
• Clipping of chihuahua.

Examples

• A simple CHI can sometimes connect two powerful words, unlocking a high score.

Synonyms

ch'i, khi, ki, qi, Chinese foot, Hong Kong foot, Taiwanese foot, chek

Related Words

alpha, beta, chi chi, chi chi man, chi ko pek, chi kung, chi-chi, chi-ike, delta, epsilon, eta, ether, gamma, huna, iota, kappa, lambda, life force, mu, nu, omega, omicron, orgone, phi, pi, prana, psi, qigong, rho, shaku, sigma, tai chi, tai chi chuan, tai-chi, tau, the equivalent Japanese unit, theta, upsilon, xi, zeta