"Chi" meaning in English

See Chi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃiː/ Audio: En-au-Chi.ogg Forms: Ch'i [alternative]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 齊 /齐 (Qí). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chi
  1. (historical, dated) Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty Tags: dated, historical
    Sense id: en-Chi-en-name-QTx4J3VH
  2. A Chinese surname.
    Sense id: en-Chi-en-name-MQr8ftD- Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ʃaɪ/ Audio: En-au-Chi.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: Apocopic form of Chicago. Etymology templates: {{apocopic form|en|Chicago}} Apocopic form of Chicago Head templates: {{en-prop}} Chi
  1. (slang) Chicago Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Chi-en-name-D12YPSAx Categories (other): Chicago Disambiguation of Chicago: 0 0 100 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃaɪ/ Audio: En-au-Chi.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: Apocopic form of Chichester. Etymology templates: {{apocopic form|en|Chichester}} Apocopic form of Chichester Head templates: {{en-prop}} Chi
  1. (slang) Chichester (city in England) Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Chi-en-name-P6QULskp Categories (other): Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 6 6 3 38 14 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name

Audio: En-au-Chi.ogg Forms: Chis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Chi (plural Chis)
  1. A male given name.
    Sense id: en-Chi-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 6 6 3 38 14 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun

Audio: En-au-Chi.ogg Forms: Chis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chi (plural Chis)
  1. (informal) Clipping of Chihuahua. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: Chihuahua
    Sense id: en-Chi-en-noun-zaVOUVqG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 3 1 1 9 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 14 17 2 6 17 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 11 1 4 11 55 Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 6 6 3 38 14 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    "state of Qi"
  ],
  "word": "Chi"
}

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