Stroke -4, radical-qi, structure-single, traditional-qi, five strokes-RNB, five elements-wood, pinyin-qi,
Interpretation: This word was first seen in Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Shang Dynasty, and its ancient glyph simulates the appearance of clouds and gas. The original meaning of qi is the gastrointestinal qi produced by the digestion of the third-state substances and foods uniformly dispersed in nature. Later, it was extended to the original gaseous essence energy of human body. Breathing comes from the original gas energy of human body. From breathing to spiritual traits, attitudes and styles; Breathing out of control, angry. Also used as a surname
Qi theory in TCM is a systematic theory to study the concept, generation, distribution and function of human qi and its relationship with viscera, essence and blood, body fluid, which is obviously different from the qi theory in ancient philosophy.
Qi is a very subtle substance with strong vitality in the human body, and it is one of the basic substances that constitute the human body and maintain human life activities. Qi keeps running, promoting and regulating metabolism in human body, and maintaining the life process of human body.
When the movement of Qi stops, it means the end of life.
Qi in traditional Chinese medicine
The concept of qi in traditional Chinese medicine may originate from the ancient people's observation of human life phenomena.
Through the observation of some obvious and vital life phenomena of human body, such as the coming and going of qi when breathing, and the hot air coming out with sweat when exercising, the ancients had a simple and intuitive understanding of qi, coupled with the flow of qi in the body realized in qigong exercise, so they speculated, associated, abstracted and purified on the basis of simple understanding.
Gradually formed the concept that human qi is a fine substance that can flow in the human body. With the deepening of understanding, we have a systematic understanding of the source, function, movement law, shape of human qi and its relationship with viscera, and established the theory of qi in traditional Chinese medicine.