Qi, meaning air, in traditional Chinese culture, is an active principle forming part of any living thing. Qi, QI or Q.I. may also refer to: Arts and media Television QI (Quite Interesting), a British BBC television programme Quite Interesting Limited, a company that researches for the QI television series QI (Czech TV series), a Czech remake of the British BBC television programme QI (Dutch TV series), a Dutch remake of the British BBC television programme Other media "Q.I" (song), a song by Mylène Farmer from Avant que l'ombre... QI: The Quest for Intelligence, a book by Kevin Warwick People Qi of Xia, the second king (reigned 2146–2117 BC) of the Xia Dynasty Hou Ji, or Qi, an ancestor of the Chinese Zhou dynasty Qi (surname), several Chinese surnames Places Former states Qi (Henan) (杞; 16th century–445 BC) in Henan, the rump state of the Xia dynasty in Henan under the Shang and Zhou Qi (state) (齊; 1046–221 BC) in Shandong during the Zhou dynasty Qi Kingdom (Han dynasty) (齊; 206–110 BC) during the Han dynasty Southern Qi Dynasty (齊; 479–502) during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period Northern Qi Dynasty (齊; 550–577) during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period Qi (881-884) (齊; 881–884), the short-lived realm of the agrarian rebel Huang Chao during the late Tang Qi (Li Maozhen's state) (岐; 907–924), during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period Qi Dynasty (937-939) (齊; 937–939), the predecessor of the Southern Tang (937–976) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period Qi (齊; 1130–1137), puppet state of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) in Central China Modern places Qi County, Kaifeng (杞县), in Henan, China Qi County, Hebi (淇县), in Henan, China Qi County, Shanxi (祁县), in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China Science and technology Qi (standard), a battery charging interface specification Qi hardware, an open-hardware project ATCvet code QI Immunologicals, a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System for veterinary medicinal products QueryInterface, in Microsoft's COM software Quote Investigator, a website dedicated to tracking down the origins of common quotations Quality Improvement, a formal approach to the analysis of performance and to systematic efforts to improve performance; see Quality Management Other uses Qi Card, an Iraqi national credit card Ibom Air (IATA designator QI) Qimonda (NYSE stock symbol QI) Qualified immunity, a legal doctrine in United States federal law See also KI (disambiguation) Key (disambiguation) Chi (disambiguation) Qizhou (disambiguation)