qi
Portuguese, noun
qi is spelled Q-I (2 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,457th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Qi is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “chi (the fundamental life-force or energy in Chinese folklore)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, QI is a different word: “IQ”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conceito usado para indicar energia em sua acepção exotérica”.
What does qi mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechi (the fundamental life-force or energy in Chinese folklore)
noun
- 1
masculineIQ
noun
- 1
informalmasculinea personal referral or connection that helps someone get a job
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. o mesmo que Q.I. 2. quem indica
noun: 1. conceito usado para indicar energia em sua acepção exotérica
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of qi
- qis plural
- chi alternative
- QIs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to qi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is qi in Portuguese?
qi appears 4.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).