Qi (disambiguation)
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Qi, in traditional Chinese culture, is an active principle forming part of any living thing.
Qi, QI or Q.I. may also refer to:
Arts and media
Television
- QI (Quite Interesting), a British BBC television programme
- Quite Interesting Limited, a company that researches for the QI television series
- QI (Czech TV series), a Czech remake of the British BBC television programme
- QI (Dutch TV series), a Dutch remake of the British BBC television programme
- Intresseklubben, a Swedish remake of the British BBC television programme
Other media
- "Q.I", a song by Mylène Farmer from Avant que l'ombre...
- QI: The Quest for Intelligence, a book by Kevin Warwick
People
- Qi of Xia, the second king (reigned 2146–2117 BC) of the Xia Dynasty
- Houji, or Qi, an ancestor of the Chinese Zhou dynasty
- Qi (surname), several Chinese surnames
Places
Former Chinese states
- Qi (Henan) (杞) (16th century BC – 445 BC), a minor country during the Shang and Zhou dynasties
- Qi (state) (齊) (1046 BC – 221 BC), a major country during the Zhou dynasty
- Southern Qi (齊) (479–502), a country during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period
- Northern Qi (齊) (550–577), a country during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period
- Qi (齊) (881–884), a country founded by Emperor Huang Chao near the end of the Tang dynasty
- Qi (Five Dynasties) (岐) (907–924), a country during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
- Southern Tang (937–976), a country during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, known as Qi (齊) before 939
Modern places
- Qi County, Kaifeng, in Henan, China
- Qi County, Hebi, in Henan, China
- Qi County, Shanxi, in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China
Science and technology
- Qi (inductive power standard), an interface specification published by the Wireless Power Consortium
- 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
Other uses
- Qi Card, an Iraqi national credit card
- Cimber Air (IATA designator QI)
- Qimonda (NYSE stock symbol QI)
See also
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