氣 [气] qi4
noun | adjective | radical 84
: gas; air; smell; weather; to irk; energy; breath rad.
Kun Reading
いき iki
On Reading
気 | き ki
noun
: spirit; mind; heart
: nature; disposition
: motivation; intention
: mood; feelings
: atmosphere; essence
気 | ぎ gi
suffix
: -like nature; -like disposition; -ish temperament
気 | け ke
noun
: sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling
: somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
気 | げ ge
suffix
: seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
氣象 qi4xiang4: meteorology; weather [きしょう kishou]
氣候 qi4hou4: climate; situation [きこう kikou]
氣溫 [温] qi4wen1: air temperature [気温|きおん kian]
氣氛 qi4fen1: atmosphere; mood
氣憤 qi4fen4: furious
氣味 qi4wei4: odor [きみ kimi: feeling]
氣功 qi4gong1: deep breathing exercise/energy for tai chi
氣死 qi4si4: furious
客氣 ke4qi: polite
義氣 [义气] yi4qi4: spirit of loyalty; code of brotherhood [意気 | いき iki: spirit; heart]
天氣 tian1qi4: weather [てんき tenki]
空氣 kong1qi4: air; atmosphere [くうき kouki]
勇氣 yong3qi4: courage; valor [ゆうき yuuki]
語氣 [语气] yu3qi4: tone; mood [ごき goki]
暖氣 nuan3qi4: warm air; warmth [だんき]
生氣 sheng1qi4: angry [せいき seiko: life; vitality]
Japanese common word
氣儘 | きまま kimama: willful; selfish
本気 | ほんき honki: seriousness; truth
象形 Pictographic.
Picture of airflow [气]
会意 Associative Compound.
Steam [气] (qi4: air] rising from a bowl
of rice [米] (mi3: uncooked rice)
形声 Pictophonetic.
[米] (mi3: uncooked rice) suggests the meaning
[气] (qi4: air) provides the sound
簡體 Simplified.
气
“Steam / Breath” Radical 84
Japanese Variant.
気
Examples:
很糟的天氣。
hen3 zao1 de tian1qi4
Really bad weather
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
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