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title: ki — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ki» in the school dictionary: Ki is a word for life energy or inner strength, used in martial arts like aikido and karate; in Chinese it is «qi» or «chi». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ki

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**Who acts:** Ki, teacher, Chinese word, you, sensei, Scrabble players · **What happens:** be, use, tell, focus, mean, breathe · **To what, where:** word, martial arts, piece, us, aikido, ki · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«ki» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [ki in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ki.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Japanese, Korean — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ki is a word for life energy or inner strength, used in martial arts like aikido and karate; in Chinese it is «qi» or «chi».

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ki:m1:1
# text = Ki is a word for life energy or inner strength, used in martial arts like aikido and karate; in Chinese it is «qi» or «chi».
1	Ki	ki	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	inner	inner	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	martial	martial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	arts	art	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	aikido	aikido	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	karate	karate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
24	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
25	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	qi	qi	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	_
28	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	chi	chi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ki | a word |  |  |  | for life energy or inner strength | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a word *not said here* |  | martial arts like aikido and karate |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«ki» is also a piece of longer words such as «kick», «kite» or «ski».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ki:m2:1
# text = «ki» is also a piece of longer words such as «kick», «kite» or «ski».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	ki	ki	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	amod	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	kick	kick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	kite	kite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	ski	ski	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | ki | a piece |  |  |  | of longer words such kick or ski | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In aikido, the teacher tells us to focus our ki.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ki:x1:1
# text = In aikido, the teacher tells us to focus our ki.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	aikido	aikido	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	focus	focus	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
10	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	ki	ki	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the teacher |  | us | aikido |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **focus** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the teacher *not said here* | our ki |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ki» is the Japanese word for life energy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ki:x2:1
# text = «Ki» is the Japanese word for life energy.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ki	ki	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Japanese	Japanese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ki | the Japanese word |  |  |  | for life energy | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The Chinese word «qi» means something similar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ki:x3:1
# text = The Chinese word «qi» means something similar.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	qi	qi	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the Chinese word | something |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Breathe slowly and feel your ki, the sensei said.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ki:x4:1
# text = Breathe slowly and feel your ki, the sensei said.
1	Breathe	breathe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	feel	feel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ki	ki	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sensei	sensei	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breathe** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | you *not said here* | your ki |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ki=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the sensei | your ki *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent ki=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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«Ki» is the first part of «kite».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ki:x5:1
# text = «Ki» is the first part of «kite».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ki	ki	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	kite	kite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ki | the first part |  |  |  | of kite | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some Scrabble players use «ki» to get points.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ki:x6:1
# text = Some Scrabble players use «ki» to get points.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	Scrabble	scrabble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	ki	ki	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | some Scrabble players | ki |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ki=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | some Scrabble players *not said here* | points |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer point=Stimulus |

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