chi

/kaɪ/
noun

The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.

  2. A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation.

  3. The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm.

  4. The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as ¹/₃ of a meter.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Latin chī, from Ancient Greek χεῖ (kheî).

Similar and opposite words

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CHI at a glance

CHI has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (C 3 + H 4 + I 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,543 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with chi

All rhymes
  • KIMCHI17
  • MARIACHI15
  • GNOCCHI15
  • MACHI12
  • MOCHI12
  • TEDESCHI14
  • CHICHI16
  • HIBACHI17
  • ARCHI10
  • BRONCHI14
  • MIRCHI13
  • LITCHI11

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • CHA8
  • PHI8
  • CHE8
  • AHI6
  • KHI10
  • GHI7

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