汽 qì
noun
: steam; vapor
Kun Reading
none applicable
none applicable
On Reading
き ki
Usage:
汽車 qi4che1: automobile
汽水 qi4shui3: carbonated drink; soda/pop
汽船 qi4chuan2: steamboat; steamship
蒸汽 zheng1qi4: steam; vapor
汽車 qi4che1: automobile
[きしゃ kisha: (steam) train]
汽水 qi4shui3: carbonated drink; soda/pop
[きすい kisui: brackish water]
汽油 qi4you2: gasoline
汽船 qi4chuan2: steamboat; steamship
[きせん kisen]
汽化 qi4hua4: to boil; vaporize
蒸汽 zheng1qi4: steam; vapor
[じょうき jouki]
水汽 shui3qi4: water vapor; steam; moisture
Etymology:
会意 Associative Compound.
Steam (氣)气 qi4 rising from the
water 氵 shui1.
The character combines meanings: “water” + “breath” (vapor) = “steam”
形声 Pictophonetic.
氵 (shui1: water radical 85) suggests the meaning while
(氣) 气 (qi4: steam radical 84) provides the sound.
Examples:
雲是天空中的水汽團。
yun2 shi4 tian1kong1 zhong1 de shui3qi4 tuan2.
A cloud is a mass of vapor in the sky.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
