邪气 xié qì

DEFINITIONS

  1. evil influence
  2. unhealthy trend
  3. pathogeny (cause of disease) in TCM
  4. as opposed to vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4]

CHARACTERS

邪 xié wrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse, heterodox
气 qì
HSK 1
steam, vapor; KangXi radical 84