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气

qì

Traditional: 氣

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Translation

air, gas, breath, anger

Word origin

Originally a pictograph of rising vapour or steam, later extended to mean air, breath, vital energy and, by figurative use, anger.

Origin
pictograph
Root
气 (qì), a depiction of rising vapour

Stroke order

Stroke order for 气

气

Examples

屋wū鲜xiān。

The air in the room is very fresh.

。

He ran until he was out of breath.

，。

Do not be angry, speak slowly.

轮lún胎tāi。

The tyre has gone flat.

深shēn深shēn口kǒu。

She took a deep breath.

气 (qì) means air, gas or breath, and by extension anger when one's emotional energy flares up. It is a highly productive root in compounds such as 生气 (to be angry) and 空气 (air).

Appears in 3 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 气.

生气shēng qìangry, get angry客气kè qìpolite, courteous; to stand on ceremony天气tiān qìweather

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This word is part of lesson 40.