汽(qì)

HSK 17 strokes

steam

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Character information

Pinyin
qì
Meaning
steam; vapor
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 汽 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵气

Liquid 氵 gas 气; 气 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

氵shuǐ气qì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 汽 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 汽

Common words using 汽 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qì汽chē车
HSK 1

car

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qì汽shuǐ水
HSK 4

soda pop; carbonated soft drink

Open 汽水 page →
qì汽yóu油
HSK 4

gasoline

Open 汽油 page →
shàng上qì汽

abbr. for 上海汽車工業集團|上海汽车工业集团, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)

Open 上汽 page →
běi北qì汽

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 jing…

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shuǐ水qì汽

water vapor; steam; moisture

Open 水汽 page →
chū出zū租qì汽chē车

taxi

Open 出租汽车 page →
xiǎo小qì汽chē车

compact car

Open 小汽车 page →

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