What does chi mean?
Definitions for chi
kaɪchi
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word chi.
Princeton's WordNet
qi, chi, ch'i, kinoun
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
chi, khinoun
the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
Wiktionary
chinoun
The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets, and the twenty-third letter of Old and Ancient alphabets.
chinoun
A form of psychic energy.
ChatGPT
chi
Chi is a concept rooted in Chinese philosophy and medicine, referring to the life force or energy flow that circulates in all living things. It is considered a fundamental part of maintaining physical and emotional health. Chi is also a letter of the Greek alphabet (Χ, χ), and is used in various scientific and mathematical contexts. Additionally, in statistics, the term Chi is used to refer to a type of distribution called the Chi-squared distribution. This is used in hypothesis testing and to construct confidence intervals.
Wikidata
Chi
Chi is the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet, pronounced or in English.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CHI
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chi is ranked #4843 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Chi surname appeared 7,273 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Chi.
84.1% or 6,117 total occurrences were Asian.
8.2% or 598 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.9% or 217 total occurrences were White.
2.7% or 201 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Anagrams for chi »
hic
ich
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chi in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chi in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of chi in a Sentence
Chi nata Pho pabohsa awpa heta ahy hmata âhnaw awpa châvei. Nâma nata keima tawhta tawhta pabohsana rai hria eimâ thao awpa a châ.
Apart from just living, I wondered what drives me ? So I began to chase that, knowing that there was a possibility I could climb mountains, even in a wheelchair, in a way, I forgot that I was Lai Chi-wai, I could still dream and I could still do what I liked doing.
I know from personal experience there are so many pressures that are pushing you to keep it quiet, to not rock the boat, to swallow your bitterness, to chi ku in the Asian culture, to see so many people speaking up at great personal cost, at professional cost, to lose a well-paying, stable job, because they see inequities and because they want to change the industry is very inspiring. It gives me hope that people will force change and that these companies can't continue the way they have been without changing.
We are working closely with the CHI Health Center team and are committed to delivering a safe and memorable experience for every athlete coming to Omaha to chase their dreams and to compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.
Cheung Chi Ping requested police to cancel his missing person case and stated that he did not require any assistance from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government or police, cheung refused to disclose other details.
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Translations for chi
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- خيArabic
- khiCatalan, Valencian
- chíCzech
- chiDanish
- ChiGerman
- χιGreek
- ĥioEsperanto
- chi, jiSpanish
- خیPersian
- khiiFinnish
- chiFrench
- चीHindi
- chiHungarian
- չիArmenian
- chiInterlingua
- chiIndonesian
- chiItalian
- chiHebrew
- ヒ, キー, カイJapanese
- 키Korean
- chiLatin
- хиMacedonian
- khiMalay
- chiDutch
- chiNorwegian
- qui, chiPortuguese
- хиRussian
- chiSwedish
- ไคThai
- chiTurkish
- чіUkrainian
- چیUrdu
- טשיYiddish
- 志Chinese
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