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chin | chi |

As a numeral chin

is nine.

As a noun chi is

chi (greek letter).

chin

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) chin, from (etyl) ).

Noun

(en noun)
  • The bottom of a face, especially, the lower jaw or the region below the mouth.
  • (slang, US) talk.
  • (slang, British) A falsehood.
  • (boxing, uncountable) The ability to withstand being punched in the face without being knocked out.
    • Synonyms
    * mentum
    Derived terms
    * chin music * chinstrap * chin up * chin-up * double chin * take something on the chin

    Verb

    (chinn)
  • (slang) To talk.
  • To perform a chin-up.
  • (UK) To punch (someone)'s chin (part of the body).
    • Synonyms
    * gab

    Etymology 2

    Shortening of chinchilla.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (endearing) a chinchilla.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    chi

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the classical (la) transcription of the ancient Greek pronunciation /k?i/

    Alternative forms

    * khi

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The twenty-second letter of the Classical]] and [[Modern Greek, Modern Greek alphabets.

    • Etymology 2

    From former romanizations of (etyl) (zh)

    Alternative forms

    * ki, qi

    Noun

    (-)
  • (label) A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc. related (but not limited) to breath and circulation
  • * 2001 — , Artemis Fowl , p 196
    • Usage note
    As this is based on former romanizations of Chinese, one should be careful to distinguish its pronunciation from pinyin chi .
    Related terms
    * positive orgone radiation * prana * life force * ether * huna

    Etymology 3

    From the pinyin romanization of (cmn) (zh)

    Alternative forms

    * chih, ch'ih

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm
  • (Mainland China) The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as 1/3 of a meter.
  • (Taiwan) The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as 10/33 of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.
  • (Hong Kong) The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters.
    • Synonyms
    * (sense) Chinese foot * (Taiwan) Taiwanese foot * (Hong Kong) Hong Kong foot, chek
    Related terms
    * shaku, the equivalent Japanese unit

    Anagrams

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