气(qì): gas
gas
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- qì
- Meaning
- gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
- Strokes
- 4
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- 氣
Origin & structure
Where 气 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 气 step by step
4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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- 4
Words with 气
Common words using 气 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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