Word	Pin1yin1	Explanation
Concepts		Concepts used in various forms of qigong.
氣	Qi4	Breath, or 'energy,' which is trained in qigong.
童子功	Tong3zi3gong1	'Child gong,' usually involving flexibility and leaping exercises, which can only be practiced while young, or there will be little effect.
硬功	Ying2gong1	'Hard gong,' often martial, which involves physical exercises, pounding of the body, conditioning, and other arts.
内功	Nei4gong1	'Internal gong,' involving breathing, visualization, and meditation techniques.
丹	Dan1	Cinnabar, or 'elixer' of immortality, which ancient Daoist alchemists tried to create.
丹田	Dan1tian3	The 'internal elixer,' a place slightly beneath the naval.
小周天	Xiao3zhou1tian1	The 'small celestial orbit,' an achievement in qigong training where the qi circulates in the body.
大周天	Da4zhou1tian1	The 'large celestial orbit,' an achievement in qigong training where the qi circulates in the body, out to the hands and feet.
外氣	Wai4qi4	The 'external emitting' of qi for healing.
心性	Xin1xing4	'Mind-nature,' an important concept of morality in some qigong forms to achieve the highest levels.
德	De2	'Morality,' an important concept in some qigong forms to achieve the highest levels.
避穀（避谷）	Bi4gu3	'qigong fasting,' a state where one lives on little or no food and water.
天目	Tian1Mu4	The 'celestial eye,' an invisible third eye in the forehead, which allows one to see unseen objects or view things far away, and which can be used to diagnose patients. Very rare.
輕功	Qing1gong1	The 'lightness skill,' an ability to leap extremely high without squatting. Very rare.
發勁	Fa1jin4	The ability to release qi as a strong forceful energy, as in for combat. Uncommon.
神打	Shen2da3	An old practice of 'spirit boxing,' where one calls down a spirit, who temporarily takes over the body and temporarily gives one ancient skills. Not qigong.
望氣	Wang4qi4	The legendary skill of 'peering into the vapors' to view something or obtain information. Probably lost.
太極數学	Tai4ji2shu4xue2	'Yin-yang calculation,' the legendary Daoist skill of divinating, based on one's birthdate, using paper and a brush. Probably lost.
易經	Yi4jing1	The 'classic of changes,' an ancient divination classic, in which divination is done using yarrow stalks.
Acupuncture Points		Acupuncture points of the body.
百會 (GV20)	Bai3hui4	Point on the top of the head.
印堂 (EX-HN3)	Yin4tang2	Point between the eyebrows.
人中 (GV26)	Ren1zhong1 (GV26)	Point on roof of the mouth.
氣海 (CV6)	Qi4hai3	Point below the navel.
會陰 (BI36)	Hui3yin1	Point on the perineum.
命門 (GV4)	Ming4men2	Point directly behind the navel, on the back.
環跳 (GB30)	Huan2tiao4	Point on the middle (somewhat outside and center) of the buttocks (right and left).
湧泉 (KI4)	Yong4quan3 (KI4)	Point on the bottom of the foot.
合谷/虎口 (LI4)	He2gu3/Hu2kou3	Point between the forefinger and thumb.
勞宮 (PC8)	Lao2gong1	Point in the center of the palm.
崑崙 (BL60)	Kun1lun1	Point near the ankle and heel of the foot.
聽宮 (SI19)	Ting1gong1	Point on the middle of the ear.
肩井 (GB22)	Jian1jing3	Point in the middle of the shoulder where you pinch to make a lot of pain.
曲池 (LI11)	Qu3chi2	Point on the outside of the arm where the upper and lower arm meets.
中府 (LU1)	Zhong1fu3	Point on the chest under the clavicle (collar bone).
期門 (LR14)	Qi1men2	Point on the chest near the nipple.
章門 (LR13)	Zhang1men2	Point on the chest below Qi1men2.
氣沖 (ST30)	Qi4chong1	Point on spine above Qi4hai3?
長彊 (GV1)	Chang2qiang2	Point midway between the coccyx and the anus.
委中 (BI41)	Wei3zhong1	Point behind the knee.
風市 (GB31)	Feng1shi4	Point on the outside, center of the thigh.
手三里 (LI10)	Shou3san1li3	Point 3 cun below the elbow joint.
足三里/下氣海 (S36)	Zu2san1li3	Point 3 cun below the kneecap.
Vessel/Meridian Names		Various vessels and meridians of the body.
帶脈	Dai4mai4	Vessel around the waist.
衝脈	Chong1mai4	Vessel around the spine.
Qigong Forms		Various forms of qigong.
五禽戲	Wu3qin1xi1	Ancient exercise created by physician Hua Tuo (華陀) imitating the movements of five animals: the tiger, deer, bear, monkey, and crane.
八段錦	Ba1duan4jin3	Ancient 'eight piece brocade' exercise created by Shaolin temple founder Bodhidharma (達磨).
洗髄經	Xi2sui3jing1	Ancient 'marrow-washing classic' exercise created by Shaolin temple founder Bodhidharma (達磨).
少林七十二藝	Shao4lin2qi1shi2er4yi4	The ancient '72 arts of Shaolin,' which includes external and internal methods.
一指禪功	Yi4zhi2chan3gong1	One of the '72 arts of Shaolin;' the skill of channelling energy through space from one finger to kill. Passed down by 16th generation master monk Zhengzhi (浄智禅師) to Que Ashui (闕阿水) of Shanghai.
鐵布衫功	Tie2bu4san1gong1	One of the '72 arts of Shaolin,' the 'iron shirt' skill to make one's body nearly invulnerable.
華夏智能功	Hua2xia4zhi4neng3gong1	Government-recognized qigong form created by Pang Heming (龐鶴鳴) of Hebei.
童子長寿九歩功	Tong3zi3chang2shou4jiu3bu4gong1	Government-recognized '9-step qigong' created by Yan Xin (厳新) of Beijing. His teachers included Shaolin monk Haideng (海燈法師).
大雁功（前後64式）	Da4yan1gong1(Qian2hou4liu4shi2si4shi4)	Government-recognized Kunlun Daoist 'Wild Goose Qigong' passed down to 27th generation inheritor Yang Meijun (楊梅君) of Beijing (-2002) from her grandfather.
馬礼堂六字訣	Ma3 Li3tang1 Liu4zi4jue2	Government-recognized '6-Sound Qigong' passed down from Xingyiquan master Ma Litang (馬礼堂) and now his daughter, Ma Xuzhou (馬栩周) of Beijing.
慧明功	Hui1ming2gong1	Government-recognized qigong form created by Zhang Ruming (張汝明) of Tianjin.
心功	Xin1gong1	Government-recognized qigong form created by Liu Guanren (劉官任) of Tianjin.
盤山陰陽功	Pan2shan1yin1yang3gong1	Government-recognized qigong form created by Meng Jiaqiu (孟桂秋) of Tianjin.
郭林新気功	Guo1lin2xin1qi4gong1	Government-recognized qigong form created by Guo Lin (郭林) of Beijing.
虚霊功	Xu1ling2gong1	Government-recognized qigong form created by Ye Fangyang (葉芳楊) of Beijing.
幸福功	Xin4fu4gong1	Government-recognized qigong form created by Huang Yuanfu (黄元福) of Shenshan (深圸).
元極功	Yuan2ji2gong1	Government-recognized qigong form created by Zhang Zhixiang (張志祥) of Hubei.
自然康寿功	Zi4ran3kang1shou4gong1	Government-recognized qigong form created by Zhou Hui (周慧) of Hebei.
青年益智能明目功	Qing1nian2yi4zhi4neng3ming2mu4gong1	Government-recognized qigong form created by Gao Zhixiang (高志祥) of Beijing.
法輪功	Fa3lun4gong1	Infamous (not qigong) form created by Li Hongzhi (李洪志) of Jilin and currently banned in China.
People		Short biographical information about famous qigong masters.
蔣維喬	Jiang3 Wei2qiao2	One of the earliest popularizers of qigong. Wrote a book detailing Yinshizi Jingzuofa, a method based on Daoist methods and later Buddhist Tiantai methods in the early 1900s. His decision to popularize was influenced by the Japanese 岡田式静座法 and 藤田霊斎の心身調和法 methods that were popular when he studied abroad in Japan.
劉貴珍	Liu2 Gui4zhen1	6th generation inheritor of Neiyanggong; wrote a book and taught Neiyanggong, which used to be transmitted to only one successor, at state clinics, with outstanding success. He coined the word 'qigong', which was used since.
楊梅君	Yang3 Mei2jun1	Qigong master who learned from her grandfather, who learned from a wandering Daoist monk with the condition that he never teach it, until after age 70. Yang Meijun also only started to teach after age 70, opening up this once-secret practice.
厳新	Yan3 Xin1	Qigong master who learned from several qigong masters and martial artists, including Shaolin monk Hai Deng (海燈); known for his mass healing 'qigong lectures' and said to have many high abilities. Known to be a medical doctor as well as a traditional Chinese doctor.
海燈	Hai3 Deng1	Shaolin monk who was famous for several skills: Yizhichan (一指禪), i.e. the ability to make his fingers as sharp as a knife and puncture even wooden boards; Meihuazhuang (梅花樁), Tongzigong (童子功), i.e. the ability to keep his body as light and supple as that of a child, and he was also rumored to have Qinggong (輕功) skill. He taught for a short time at the Shaolin temple after its restoration, but gave up due to government policy.