Qi

See also: qi, QI, qǐ, qí, qì, and qī

English

Alternative forms

• Ch'i
• Chi

Etymology 1

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 齊 (Qí)

Proper noun

Qi

1. (historical) An ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty
2. A Chinese surname​.

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 祁 (Qí).

Proper noun

Qi

1. A county of Jinzhong, Shanxi, China.

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 祁 (zh) (Qí)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 3

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 淇 (Qí).

Proper noun

Qi

1. A county of Hebi, Henan, China.
   • 1985, Leeming, Frank, Rural China Today‎^[1], Longman, →ISBN, LCCN 83-25617, OCLC 1087938030, OL 3182902M, page 95:

     Three communes in Qi county, also in the heart of the plain in north-eastern Henan, have a total of 334 joint-household enterprises involving 1771 households, 6.6% of all households (Ma Renping 1981a).

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 淇 (zh) (Qí)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• IQ, i.q.