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dantian

dantian noun: any of various focal points within the body for the flow of chi energy.

Noun

dantian (plural dantians or dantian)

  1. Any of various focal points within the body for the flow of chi energy.

Forms of dantian

pluraldantians
pluraldantian

Origin of dantian

Borrowed from Mandarin 丹田 (dāntián).

Questions about dantian

What does dantian mean?
Dantian means any of various focal points within the body for the flow of chi energy.
What part of speech is dantian?
Dantian is a noun.
What is the plural of dantian?
The plural of dantian is dantians.

Words near dantian in the dictionary

  1. Dantewada
  2. Danth's Law
  3. danthonia
  4. danthonias
  5. danthron
  6. dantian
  7. dantians
  8. Dantin
  9. Dantins
  10. Dantism
  11. Dantist

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