Qi vs. Chi — What's the Difference?

In traditional Chinese culture, qi, also ki or ch'i in Wade–Giles romanization ( CHEE simplified Chinese: 气; traditional Chinese: 氣; pinyin: qì qì), is believed to be a vital force forming part of any living entity. Literally meaning "vapor", "air", or "breath", the word qi is often translated as "vital energy", "vital force", "material energy", or simply as "energy".

The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

Variant of chi2.

The vital force believed in Taoism and other Chinese thought to be inherent in all things. The unimpeded circulation of chi and a balance of its negative and positive forms in the body are held to be essential to good health in traditional Chinese medicine.

(philosophy) chi

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

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

(philosophy) A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation.

The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm.

The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as ¹/₃ of a meter.

The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.

The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters.

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

The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet