English

Alternative forms

• Ch'i

Proper noun

Chi

1. (historical, dated) Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, viscounty, and kingdom under the Zhou dynasty
2. A Chinese surname​.

Etymology 2

Apocope of Chihuahua.

Noun

Chi ‎(plural Chis)

1. (informal) Chihuahua.

Etymology 3

Apocope of Chicago.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaɪ/

Proper noun

Chi

1. (slang) Chicago
   • 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, p. 13:

     I arrived in Chi quite early in the morning, got a room in the Y, and went to bed with a very few dollars in my pocket.

Synonyms

See Chi-Town.

German

Noun

Chi n ‎(genitive Chi or Chis, plural Chis)

1. chi (Greek letter)

Declension

English

Ancient Greek Alphabet

← phi		→ psi
Χ χ Ancient Greek: χεῖ
Wikipedia article on chi

Alternative forms

• khi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ

Noun

chi ‎(plural chis)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.

Translations

Etymology 2

From former romanizations of Mandarin Chinese 氣／气 (qì), from Middle Chinese 氣 ‎(kʰjɨ̀j), from Old Chinese 氣 ‎(*C.qʰəp-s, “breath, vapor”)

Alternative forms

• ki, qi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃiː/

Noun

chi ‎(uncountable)

1. (philosophy) A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc. related (but not limited) to breath and circulation.
   • 2001 — Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, p 196

     He took several deep breaths, finding his chi as Butler had taught him.

Related terms

• positive orgone radiation
• prana
• life force
• ether
• huna

Translations

Etymology 3

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 尺 ‎(chǐ)

Alternative forms

• chih, ch'ih

Pronunciation

• English: /tʃə/
• Chinese: /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴/

Noun

chi ‎(usually uncountable, plural chis)

1. The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm.
2. (Mainland China) The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as ¹/₃ of a meter.
3. (Taiwan) The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.
4. (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

Related terms

• shaku, the equivalent Japanese unit

Anagrams

• CIH, HCI, hic, ich, Ich, ICH

Atsahuaca

Noun

chi

1. fire

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

• che

Pronoun

chi

1. you

Pronoun

chi

1. my

Cornish

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [tʃiː]

Noun

chi m ‎(plural chiow or treven)

1. Alternative form of chy

Mutation

Esperanto

Particle

chi

1. H-system spelling of ĉi

Garo

Noun

chi

1. water

References

• The Bodos in Assam: a socio-cultural study, year 2005-2006 (2007)

Guerrero Amuzgo

Noun

chi

1. grandfather

Adverb

chi

1. not

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k̟i]

Etymology 1

From Latin quis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis, *kʷos.

Pronoun

chi

1. (interrogative pronoun) who, whom
2. (interrogative pronoun) whoever

Etymology 2

From Latin quī, from Old Latin quei, from Proto-Italic *kʷoi.

Pronoun

chi

1. (relative pronoun) who, whom
2. (relative pronoun) whoever

Noun

chi m, f ‎(invariable)

1. chi (Greek letter)

Japanese

Romanization

chi

1. rōmaji reading of ち
2. rōmaji reading of チ

Ladin

Pronoun

chi

1. who, whoever

Mandarin

Romanization

chi

1. Nonstandard spelling of chī.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chí.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chǐ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of chì.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Norman

Pronunciation

Adjective

chi m

1. Alternative form of chièr

Portuguese

Noun

chi m (plural chis)

1. Alternative form of qi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 支

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ṯɕi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ṯɕɪj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [c̻ɪj˧˥]

Noun

chi

1. (anatomy) limb
2. (taxonomy) genus

Derived terms

• chi bộ
• chi cục
• chi đoàn
• chi đội
• chi nhánh
• chi uỷ
• đầu óc ngu si, tứ chi phát triển

Verb

chi

1. to spend (money); to pay out; to disburse

Derived terms

• chi tiêu
• thu chi

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χiː/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh chwi, from Proto-Celtic *swīs (compare Breton c’hwi, Cornish hwi, Old Irish síi), from Proto-Indo-European *wos.

Alternative forms

• chwi (literary)

Pronoun

chi

1. you (plural; polite)

Usage notes

Chi is primarily a feature of Colloquial Welsh. Literary Welsh uses chwi instead. In the singular, chi is a polite form like French vous or German Sie.

Etymology 2

Noun

chi m

1. aspirated form of ci

Mutation

Yola

Noun

chi

1. A small quantity

References

• J. Poole W. Barnes, A Glossary, with Some Pieces of Verse, of the Old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy (1867)