Chi
Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynastyQi, an ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty
» Tom is practicing Tai Chi in the park.
Tom praktiziert im Park Tai-Chi. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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6 senses(dated, historical)Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty
A Chinese surname.
(slang)Chicago
(slang)Chichester (city in England)
A male given name.
A surname from Chinese.
Examples
23 sentencesTom is practicing Tai Chi in the park.
deTom praktiziert im Park Tai-Chi. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sami did tai chi for six years.
Tom is doing tai chi in the park.
Tom is a Tai Chi practitioner.
Tom practices Tai Chi in the park.
Origin
From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 齊 /齐 (Qí). Apocopic form of ChicFrom the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 齊 /齐 (Qí).
Apocopic form of Chicago.
Apocopic form of Chichester.
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.
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