Concept
Qi
气qi
2 sources
In Chinese medicine, the intangible, highly active and continuously moving substance that constitutes the body and sustains its vital activities. The Neijing holds that human life is formed from the qi of heaven and earth and completed in accordance with the four seasons. Dispersed across many chapters, qi appears in specialized forms (zang-fu qi, nutritive and defensive qi, ancestral qi, source qi) with functions including promotion, warming, defense, containment and transformation.
Source
Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor)《素问·宝命全形论》（内经选读下篇·哲学思想·精气·原文1108；锚定公版纲领句『人以天地之氣生，四時之法成』，括注标注非原文）
References
- 《内经》论气散见多篇综合理解（宝命全形论/天元纪大论/六微旨大论/决气等）
- WHO IST-TCM 2022 术语对齐（WGM2# 224 Qi）
Full definition
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
人以天地之氣生，四時之法成（《内经》论气散见多篇，此取纲领句；完整阐释见 definition_en）
Citations
- Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor) · 托名黄帝/岐伯（先秦—西汉医家辑） · 《素问·宝命全形论》（内经选读下篇·哲学思想·精气·原文1108；锚定公版纲领句『人以天地之氣生，四時之法成』，括注标注非原文）Cited from Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor) for its definition.
- WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine · World Health Organization · WHO IST-TCM 2022, WGM2# 224 (§1.4 精气血津液类)Cited from WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine for its standardized terminology.