Qi, in traditional Chinese culture, is a vital force forming part of any living entity.

Qi, QI or Q.I. may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

  • QI, a British TV programme
    • QI (Czech TV series)
    • QI (Dutch TV series)
  • "Q.I" (song), 2005, by Mylène Farmer
  • QI: The Quest for Intelligence, a 2001 book by Kevin Warwick

Businesses and brands

  • Qi Card, an Iraqi payment card
  • Quite Interesting Limited, research company for the QI TV show
  • Ibom Air, a Nigerian airline (IATA:QI)
  • Qimonda, German memory manufacturer (2006–2011; NYSE:QI)

People

  • Qi (surname), the romanization of several Chinese family names
  • Qi of Xia (reigned 2146–2117 BC), a Chinese king of the Xia Dynasty
  • Hou Ji, or Qi, a legendary Chinese culture hero

Places in China

Administrative areas

  • Qi County, Kaifeng (杞县), Henan
  • Qi County, Hebi (淇县), Henan
  • Qi County, Shanxi (祁县), Jinzhong

Defunct states

  • Qi (Henan) (杞; 16th century–445 BC), a minor feudal state
  • Qi (state) (齊; 1046–221 BC), of the Zhou dynasty era
  • Qi Kingdom (Han dynasty) (齊; 206–110 BC)
  • Southern Qi (齊; 479–502)
  • Northern Qi (齊; 550–577)
  • Qi (齊; 881–884), a realm of Huang Chao during the late Tang dynasty
  • Qi (Li Maozhen's state) (岐; 907–924), during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
  • Qi (齊; 937–939), Southern Tang during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
  • Qi (齊; 1130–1137), or Liu Yu, a puppet state of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

Science and technology

  • Qi (standard), a wireless charging interface specification
  • Qi Hardware, an open-hardware project
  • ATCvet code QI Immunologicals, a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System for veterinary medicinal products
  • QueryInterface, in Microsoft's COM software
  • Quote Investigator, a fact-checking website

Other uses

  • Qualified immunity, a legal doctrine in United States federal law
  • Quality indicator, a type of performance measurement
  • Queen's Island, place in Belfast, Northern Ireland
    • Queen's Island F.C.
    • Queen's Island F.C. (1881)

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Qi
  • All pages with titles containing Qi
  • KI (disambiguation)
  • Key (disambiguation)
  • Chi (disambiguation)
  • Qizhou (disambiguation)
  • Quality Management

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