Etymology

qi

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Today it means: An ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty Full definition →

Mandarin 氣 /气
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qi · noun1

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from氣 /气
  2. English todayqi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 氣 /气.

Qi · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from齊 /齐
  2. English todayQi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 齊 /齐 (Qí).

Qi · proper noun3

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from祁
  2. English todayQi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 祁 (Qí).

Qi · proper noun4

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from淇
  2. English todayQi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 淇 (Qí).

Words from the same roots

Mandarin氣 all →

kich'i

Mandarin齊 all →

ch'i

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