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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kaɪ/, /tʃiː/, /kiː/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'chi': (kī for 1; chē for 2); 'Chi': (chī; for Ch'ichyē)


Inflections of 'chi' (n): npl: chis

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
chi1  (kī),USA pronunciation n., pl. chis. 
  1. the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.
  • Greek

chi2  (chē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Psychology, Holistic Therapythe vital life force in the body supposedly regulated by acupuncture.
  • Chinese breath

Chi  (chī),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place NamesChicago.
  • by shortening

Ch'i  (chyē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Ancient Historyone of two dynasties that ruled in China a.d. 479–502 and, as the Northern Ch'i, a.d. 550–77.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chi /kaɪ/ n
  1. the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet (Χ, χ), a consonant, transliterated as ch or kh
chi, ch'i, qi /tʃiː/ n
  1. (sometimes capital) (in Chinese medicine, martial arts, etc) vital energy believed to circulate round the body in currents
Etymology: Chinese, literally: energy
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