a Chinese martial art and form of stylized, meditative exercise, characterized by methodically slow circular and stretching movements and positions of bodily balance.
Also, tai chi chuan;, Pinyin,tai ji quan /ˈtaɪ ˈdʒi ˈtʃüɑn/Show Spelled[tahyjeechyahn]Show IPA.
Also called t'ai chi, tai chi, tai ji.
Origin: 1960–65; < Chinesetàijí quán literally, fist of the Great Absolute