air

Depicts a gust of air.

Evolution

气 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
气 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
气 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
气 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
气 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit; gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi

Most common words with 气
Freq.
Word
Meaning

gas

生气

to get angry

天气

weather

空气

air

客气

polite

Component uses

Meaning component in 22 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 4 characters (4 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)