汽 (qì)

steam; vapor; gas

How 汽 is written

Strokes
7
Radical
氵 — water
Traditional
汽
Simplified
汽 (unchanged)

Components

  • 氵 water
  • 气 steam/breath

Common words using 汽

汽車 qìchē
car; automobile; bus
小汽車 xiǎoqìchē
compact car
水汽 shuǐqì
water vapor; steam; moisture
汽水 qìshuǐ
soda; pop
汽油 qìyóu
gasoline
汽笛 qìdí
steam whistle; ship horn
汽車站 qìchēzhàn
bus stop; bus station
蒸汽 zhēngqì
steam
上汽 shàngqì
abbr. for 上海汽車工業集團|上海汽车工业集团, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)
北汽 běiqì
Beijing automobile works BAW; abbr. for 北京汽車製造廠有限公司|北京汽车制造厂有限公司[Bei3 jing1 qi4 che1 zhi4 zao4 chang3 you3 xian4 gong1 si1]
汽缸 qìgāng
cylinder (of steam engine or internal combustion engine)
汽車廠 qìchēchǎng
car factory

汽 in a sentence

小孩子都喜歡喝冰冰涼涼的汽水。

Xiǎoháizi dōu xǐhuān hē bīngbīng liángliáng de qìshuǐ.

“Children all like drinking ice-cold soda.”

How common is 汽?

汽 is the 1,198th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 91.8% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 汽

Master 汽 and 5,000 others.

Flashcards and Writing Practice. Every single character in A Course in Contemporary Chinese 當代中文課程.

汽
Flashcard Add to your deck
Start Learning