Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chi

2 senses of chi

Sense 1
qi, chi, ch'i, ki -- (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)
       => energy, vim, vitality -- (a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor")

Sense 2
chi, khi -- (the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet)
       => letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character -- (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters")