Editing Qi (section)

===Meanings===
Qi is a polysemous word. The unabridged Chinese-Chinese character dictionary ''[[Hanyu Da Cidian]]'' defines it as "present food or provisions" for the ''xì'' pronunciation but also lists 23 meanings for the ''qì'' pronunciation.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mair|first1=Victor H.|title=An Alphabetical Index to the Hanyu Da Cidian|date=2003|publisher=University of Hawai'i Press|location=Honolulu, Hawaii|isbn=978-0824828165|page=2011}}</ref> The modern ''ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary,'' which enters ''xì'' {{lang|zh|餼}} "grain; animal feed; make a present of food", and a ''qì'' {{lang|zh|氣}} entry with seven translation equivalents for the noun, two for [[bound morphemes]], and three equivalents for the verb. <blockquote>'''n.''' ① air; gas ② smell ③ spirit; vigor; morale ④ vital/material energy (in Ch[inese] metaphysics) ⑤ tone; atmosphere; attitude ⑥ anger ⑦ breath; respiration '''b.f.''' ① weather {{lang|zh|天氣}} ''tiānqì'' ② [linguistics] aspiration {{lang|zh|送氣}} ''sòngqì'' '''v.''' ① anger ② get angry ③ bully; insult.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Defrancis|first1=John|last2=Yuqing|first2=Bai|title=ABC Chinese-English Dictionary|date=1999|publisher=University of Hawai'i Press|location=Honolulu|isbn=978-0824821548|page=465}}</ref></blockquote>Qi was also thought of as meaning "'forces in nature'" that [[deity]] could control and [[Magic (supernatural)|magicians]] and [[occultists]] could harness.<ref name=":03" />