Qi (Chinese philosophy) (Topical Term)
- Earlier heading: Chʻi
- Earlier heading: Chʻi (Chinese philosophy)
- Ki (Chinese philosophy)
- Broader heading: Philosophy, Chinese
- Vital force
Perkins, D. Encyc. of China, 1999 (Qi (Chʻi) vital energy or life force within each person that the Chinese traditionally consider the basic force of the universe. Qi often is translated into English as "material force" or "matter-energy")
Britannica Micro. (chʻi, pinyin qi (Chinese "breath" or "force"), in Chinese philosophy, the ethereal substance of which everything is composed)