氣
Qì
Vital Energy

Substance-energy of the material world. Qì actualizes principle (lǐ) in concrete reality.

Thinkers

張載 Zhāng Zài 朱熹 Zhū Xī 王夫之 Wáng Fūzhī

Works

易經 Classic of Changes 太極圖說 Explanation of the Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate
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