qì

炁

Character · Noun

same as 气; dried umbilical cord (TCM)

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

variant of 气 (qì); vital energy, air, gas

literary

Used as a variant character for 气, particularly in Daoist internal alchemy and Traditional Chinese Medicine contexts to denote primordial vital energy.

Dào道
jiā家
xiū修
liàn炼
jiǎng讲
qiú求
liàn炼
qì炁
 。

Taoist cultivation emphasizes refining vital energy.

Xiān先
tiān天
zhī之
qì炁
yùn运
xíng行
yú于
jīng经
luò络
zhī之
zhōng中
 。

Congenital vital energy flows through the meridians.

2.

noun

dried umbilical cord (used in Traditional Chinese Medicine)

technical

Specifically used in the term 坎炁 (kǎn qì), referring to the dried umbilical cord of a newborn, used as a medicinal substance in TCM.

Kǎn坎
qì炁
shì是
yī一
wèi味
bǔ补
shèn肾
de的
zhōng中
yào药
 。

Kanqi (dried umbilical cord) is a Chinese medicinal substance used to tonify the kidneys.

Zhè这
bāo包
yào药
cái材
lǐ里
hán含
yǒu有
gān干
zào燥
de的
qí脐
dài带
 ，
jí即
zhōng中
yào药
suǒ所
chēng称
de的
qì炁
 。

This package of medicinal materials contains dried umbilical cord, known as qi in Traditional Chinese Medicine.