Qi (disambiguation)
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In Chinese culture:
In other uses:
People:
- QiQiIn traditional Chinese culture, qì is an active principle forming part of any living thing. Qi is frequently translated as life energy, lifeforce, or energy flow. Qi is the central underlying principle in traditional Chinese medicine and martial arts...
refers to "life force" - Qi (State of Qi), a minor state within China until 445 BC
- Qi (Shandong), a Chinese state founded 1046 BC
- Qi (Five Dynasties)Qi (Five Dynasties)Qi was a Chinese kingdom during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. The kingdom, at its prime, covered parts of modern-day Gansu, Shaanxi, and Sichuan provinces, but eventually shrank to only the immediate area around its capital Fengxiang in Shaanxi. Its only ruler was Li...
, a small state in northwest China, 907 - 924 - Qi County, KaifengQi County, KaifengQi County is a county of Kaifeng, Henan, People's Republic of China, with an area of 1243 square km and a population of 1.05 million.-History:...
, in Henan, China - Qi County, HebiQi County, HebiQi County is a county of Henan, China. It is under the administration of the Hebi city....
, in Henan, China - Qi County, ShanxiQi County, ShanxiQi County, Shanxi is a county of Shanxi, China. It is under the administration of Jinzhong city.-References:*...
, in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China - Southern QiSouthern QiThe Southern Qi Dynasty was the second of the Southern dynasties in China, followed by the Liang Dynasty. During its 23-year history, the dynasty was largely filled with instability, as after the death of the capable Emperor Gao and Emperor Wu, Emperor Wu's grandson Xiao Zhaoye was assassinated...
, a Chinese dynasty from 479 to 502 - Northern QiNorthern QiThe Northern Qi Dynasty was one of the Northern dynasties of Chinese history and ruled northern China from 550 to 577.-History:The Chinese state of Northern Qi was the successor state of the Chinese/Xianbei state of Eastern Wei and was founded by Emperor Wenxuan...
, a Chinese dynasty from 550 to 577 - Qi (surname)Qi (surname)Qi is the romanization of several Chinese family names, which including 齐 Qǐ, 戚 Qī, 祁 Qí, 亓 Qí, 乞 Qí, 奇 Qí, 旗 Qí, etc.Qi reading alike Chi in modern china-奇:奇 : Qi or Ji or Ci in mandarin, Kei in Cantonese, Ki or Yi in korean...
In other uses:
- QIQIQI is a British comedy panel game television quiz show created and co-produced by John Lloyd, hosted by Stephen Fry, and featuring permanent panellist Alan Davies. Most of the questions are extremely obscure, making it unlikely that the correct answer will be given...
(Quite Interesting) is a British (BBC) television show - Qi CardQi CardThe Qi Card is an Iraqi debit card and is the national credit card of Iraq. It is pronounced as 'key', and it is the reversed form of iq, the code for Iraq.- History :...
, the Iraqi national credit Card - "Q.IQ.I"Q.I" is a 2005 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the second single from her sixth studio album, Avant que l'ombre..., and was released on 4 July 2005. Like all other tracks from the album, the lyrics were written by Farmer and the music was composed by Laurent...
", a song by Mylène Farmer from Avant que l'ombre... - Qi (programming language)Qi (programming language)Qi is a functional programming language developed by Dr Mark Tarver and introduced in April 2005. A new version was reimplemented and issued as Qi II in November 2008. The first version was free software, licensed under GPL...
- QueryInterface, a function within IUnknown
- Cimber Air's IATA designator
- QimondaQimondaQimonda AG, was a memory company split out of Infineon Technologies on 1 May 2006, to form at the time the second largest DRAM company worldwide, according to the industry research firm Gartner Dataquest...
's NYSE symbol - QI: The Quest for Intelligence, a book by Kevin WarwickKevin WarwickKevin Warwick is a British scientist and professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom...
- Qi, the abbreviation for Wireless Power ConsortiumWireless Power ConsortiumThe Wireless Power Consortium is a business alliance of more than 60 firms to develop open standards for inductive charging.-History:The organization was started in 2008 to create a universal wireless power charging standard so that electronic products and charging stations using the same standard...
- ATCvet code QIATCvet code QI-See also:* Immune sera and immunoglobulins for human use are in the ATC group J06.* Vaccines for human use are in the ATC group J07....
Immunologicals, a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System for veterinary medicinal products - Qi, the name for the Wireless Power ConsortiumWireless Power ConsortiumThe Wireless Power Consortium is a business alliance of more than 60 firms to develop open standards for inductive charging.-History:The organization was started in 2008 to create a universal wireless power charging standard so that electronic products and charging stations using the same standard...
's new standard.
People:
- Qi of XiaQi of XiaQi was the son of Yu the Great and the second sovereign of the Xia Dynasty. He ruled for approximately nine or ten years.According to legend, Yu married Nu Jiao and stayed at home for only three days before going back to stop a flood. While Yu was stopping the flood, Yu's wife had a son. He named...
, the second king (reigned 2146 BC - 2117 BC) of the Xia Dynasty - Houji, or Qi, an ancestor of the Chinese Zhou dynasty
- Shu QiShu QiShu Qi is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-Hui . Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Hsu Chi or Shu Kei . Her name is sometimes seen in the Western order as Qi Shu.-Early life:...
(born 1976), a Taiwanese actress - Qi JingyiQi JingyiQi Jingyi , also known as Hilal al-Din, was a Chinese Sufi master, instrumental in the spread of the Qadiriyyah school among Chinese Muslims. He was known among his followers as Qi Daozu , i.e...
(1656–1719), a Chinese Sufi master
See also
- KI (disambiguation)
- Key (disambiguation)
- Chi (disambiguation)