chi

Who acts: 22nd letter, chī, Grandma, Chi, Greek letter, people · What happens: write, say, letter, spell, flow, use · To what, where: kye, Greek alphabet, Chinese belief, life energy, body, tai chi · Speech: someone speaks here

«chi» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: chi in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet, written χ, said "kye" (rhymes with "sky").

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 letter	det
2	22nd	22nd	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Combi NumType=Ord	3 letter	amod
3	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 said	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 alphabet	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 alphabet	det
6	Greek	Greek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 alphabet	amod
7	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 letter	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 χ	punct
9	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 χ	amod
10	χ	χ	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 alphabet	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 letter	punct
12	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 kye	punct
14	kye	kye	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 said	obj
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 kye	punct
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 rhymes	punct
17	rhymes	rhyme	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 kye	conj
18	with	with	ADP	_	20 sky	case
19	"	"	PUNCT	_	20 sky	punct
20	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 rhymes	nmod
21	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 kye	punct
22	)	)	PUNCT	_	14 kye	punct
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	write	participle			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	past	the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet and written χ	kye and rhymes with sky	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent kye=Topic
3	letter			the Greek alphabet and written χ	nom letter «communication transitive»: of=patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: Chinese tradition — kept apart, not parsed.

Also spelled qi: in Chinese belief, a life energy said to flow through the body and nature, used in tai chi, kung fu and traditional medicine.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Also	also	ADV	_	2 spelled	advmod
2	spelled	spell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	qi	qi	X	Foreign=Yes	2 spelled	xcomp
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 belief	punct
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 belief	case
6	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 belief	amod
7	belief	belief	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spelled	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 energy	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 energy	det
10	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 energy	compound
11	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 belief	conj
12	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 energy	acl
13	to	to	PART	_	14 flow	mark
14	flow	flow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 said	xcomp
15	through	through	ADP	_	17 body	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 body	det
17	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 flow	obl
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 nature	cc
19	nature	nature	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 body	conj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 used	punct
21	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 belief	acl
22	in	in	ADP	_	24 chi	case
23	tai	tai	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 chi	compound
24	chi	chi	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 used	obl
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 fu	punct
26	kung	kung	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 fu	compound
27	fu	fu	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 chi	conj
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 medicine	cc
29	traditional	traditional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 medicine	amod
30	medicine	medicine	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 chi	conj
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	spell	participle		Chinese belief and a life energy	vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in belief=Manner
2	say speech: assert	participle	a life energy not said here		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	flow	to-infinitive		the body and nature	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through body=Location
4	use	participle	Chinese belief and a life energy not said here	tai chi and kung fu and traditional medicine	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

chī means "to eat", as in chī fàn, "eat a meal". It sounds like "chir" to an English ear and is not an English word.

Sentence 1: chī means "to eat", as in chī fàn, "eat a meal".

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	chī	chī	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 eat	punct
4	to	to	PART	_	5 eat	mark
5	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 means	ccomp
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 eat	punct
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 fàn	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	11 fàn	case
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 fàn	case
10	chī	chī	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 fàn	compound
11	fàn	fàn	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 eat	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 eat	punct
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 eat	punct
14	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 eat	conj
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 meal	det
16	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 eat	obj
17	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 eat	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	chī			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	eat not said to happen, in a quote	to-infinitive			as chī fàn	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	eat in a quote	infinitive		a meal		vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Patient

Sentence 2: It sounds like "chir" to an English ear and is not an English word.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 sounds	nsubj
2	sounds	sound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 chir	case
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 chir	punct
5	chir	chir	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sounds	obl
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 chir	punct
7	to	to	ADP	_	10 ear	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 ear	det
9	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 ear	amod
10	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sounds	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 word	cc
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 word	cop
13	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	16 word	advmod
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 word	det
15	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 word	amod
16	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sounds	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sounds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sound	present	chī					like chir; to a English ear	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer
2	not is a	present	chī not said here	a English word					tree rules

Example 1

Grandma does tai chi in the park every morning.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 does	nsubj
2	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	tai	tai	X	_	4 chi	compound
4	chi	chi	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 does	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 park	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 park	det
7	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 does	obl
8	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	9 morning	det
9	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 does	obl:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 does	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present	Grandma	tai chi		the park	morning		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chi=Eventuality

Example 2

Chi is the Greek letter that looks like an x.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chi	Chi	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 letter	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 letter	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 letter	det
4	Greek	Greek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 letter	amod
5	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 looks	nsubj
7	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 letter	acl:relcl
8	like	like	ADP	_	10 x	case
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 x	det
10	x	x	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 looks	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 letter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Chi	the Greek letter					tree rules
2	look	present	the Greek letter					like a x	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 3

Some people believe chi flows through the body.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 people	det
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 believe	nsubj
3	believe	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	chi	chi	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 flows	nsubj
5	flows	flow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 believe	ccomp
6	through	through	ADP	_	8 body	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 body	det
8	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 flows	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 believe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	believe	present	some people						vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	flow	present	chi			the body			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through body=Location

Example 4

In Mandarin, chī means "to eat".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Mandarin	case
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 means	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Mandarin	punct
4	chī	chī	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 eat	punct
7	to	to	PART	_	8 eat	mark
8	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 means	ccomp
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 eat	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	chī			Mandarin			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	eat not said to happen, in a quote	to-infinitive							vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

My friend said "chī fàn le ma?" to his grandad.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 friend	nmod:poss
2	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 ma	punct
5	chī	chī	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 ma	amod
6	fàn	fàn	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 ma	amod
7	le	le	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ma	compound
8	ma	ma	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	ccomp
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 ma	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 ma	punct
11	to	to	ADP	_	13 grandad	case
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 grandad	nmod:poss
13	grandad	grandad	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	My friend		friend's grandad				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to grandad=Recipient

Example 6

Scientists say there is no proof that chi exists as a real energy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 say	nsubj
2	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	4 is	expl
4	is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 say	ccomp
5	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	6 proof	det
6	proof	proof	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 is	nsubj
7	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 exists	mark
8	chi	chi	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 exists	nsubj
9	exists	exist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 proof	acl
10	as	as	ADP	_	13 energy	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 energy	det
12	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 energy	amod
13	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 exists	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	Scientists				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	be	present	no proof		there		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	exist	present	chi	no proof not said here		as a real energy	tree rules

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