Qi (disambiguation)
Appearance
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
[edit]- QI, a British TV programme
- "Q.I" (song), 2005, by Mylène Farmer
- QI: The Quest for Intelligence, a 2001 book by Kevin Warwick
Businesses and brands
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Administrative areas
[edit]- Qi County, Kaifeng (杞县), Henan
- Qi County, Hebi (淇县), Henan
- Qi County, Shanxi (祁县), Jinzhong
Defunct states
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Qualified immunity, a legal doctrine in United States federal law
- Quality indicator, a type of performance measurement