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气

gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi

4 strokes Dict coverage rank #42 U+6C14

How 气 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A person 亻 breathing air

components: 亻 ? unknown part

How to remember it

air · Heisig RSH #1404

reclining + floor + fishhook

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 气 as their sound component

These characters all use 气 (qì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
气 sound component qì air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
饩 xì sacrficial victim; gift; grain

Words containing 气

WordPinyinMeaning
大气儿 dà qì r erhua variant of 大氣|大气[da4 qi4]
人气 rén qì popularity; presence of people; liveliness
大气 dà qì atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish
气人 qì rén to anger; to annoy
小家子气 xiǎo jiā zi qì petty; small-minded
一气 yī qì at one go; at a stretch; for a period of time; forming a gang
水气 shuǐ qì water vapor; steam
心气 xīn qì intention; motive; state of mind; ambition; aspiration; heart 氣|气[qi4] (TCM)
生气 shēng qì to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
气不公 qì bù gōng indignant
气头上 qì tóu shang (in) a fit of anger; (in) a foul mood
天气 tiān qì weather
一口气儿 yī kǒu qì r erhua variant of 一口氣|一口气[yi1 kou3 qi4]
小气 xiǎo qì stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty
气不平 qì bù píng angry at unfairness
动气 dòng qì to get angry
气动 qì dòng pneumatic
一口气 yī kǒu qì one breath; in one breath; at a stretch
有气无力 yǒu qì wú lì weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited
气化 qì huà to vaporize; evaporation; carburetion; 氣|气[qi4] transformation in TCM (i.e. transformation…