ch'i

Proper noun capitalized: Ch'i

Ch'i

1. (dated, historical) Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, viscounty, and kingdom under the Zhou dynasty
   • There lived a young political genius, not more than thirty years of age, by the name of Ch’ui P’ing (he is better known to the Chinese as Ch’ui Yuan). Young Ch’ui hailed from a rich and influential family of nobles and before long he won the confidence of the then Ch’u emperor, Hwai Wang, and was...1940, H. Y. Lowe (盧興源), “The Story of Ch’ui P’ing”, in The Adventures of Wu: The Life Cycle of a Peking Man, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, published 1983, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages...
   • In 284 B.C., near the end of the Era of the Warring States, the state of Yen seized all but two of the more than 70 cities of the state of Ch'i. For five years, the loyal people of Ch'i defended those cities, namely, Chu and Chi-mo, against Yen's troops.1965 May 1 [1965 March 29], Chiang Kai-shek, “Documents: The President's Youth Day Message”, in Taiwan Today, archived from the original on 30 May 2023
2. A Chinese surname.