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khi

khi

1 9.9
The twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet, written as Χ in uppercase and χ in lowercase
  • noun
  • /kaɪ/
  • UK
translation icon : ji

Examples

  • "Something in your head?" repeated Khi.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • There is certainly rampant discrimination (both Khi/Lhr), but it's a different phenomenon.

    Blog text (18)

  • Khi nào?

    Last Knights (2015)

  • Sẵn sàng khi cậu cần.

    Stolen (2012)

  • Khi anh tóm được Yong.

    The Perfect Weapon (1991)

  • Based on the evidence of extensive field and desk research, the consulting team from Imani Development of Zimbabwe, KHI of Kenya, and CTA of the United Kingdom identified a range of specific issues inhibiting the effective use of the trade provisions of Lome IV.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The letter khi is often used in mathematics to represent special functions.

  • In the Greek alphabet, khi is the letter that follows psi.

  • When studying ancient Greek, students learn how to pronounce the letter khi correctly.

Synonyms

chi
vskhi
1 9.9

The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet

is the same letter but spelled using an alternative form

Surface Forms

khi singular
khis plural

Etymology

Khi is the Greek name for the letter written Χ in big form and χ in small form, and it looks like an X. A helpful way to remember khi is that, because it began as a letter, it is often used as a symbol or variable in math and statistics, for example the 'chi-square' test uses khi, so its origin as a letter explains why you see it in equations.