ki

Other forms of ki

plural

kis·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ki

What does ki mean?

ki means "the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ki?

ki has 1 syllable: ki. In IPA it is /ˈki/.

What is another word for ki?

Close synonyms include qi, chi, ch'i. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ki a common word?

ki is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with ki?

13 words rhyme with ki. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.