懂中文 Dong Chinese

汽

qì

steam

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 气 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

气 sound component

气  Sound component

qì

  

air

Evolution

汽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
汽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

汽  

qì

steam, vapor, gas; steam; vapor

Most common words with 汽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

汽车

car

汽油

gasoline

汽

steam

汽水

soda

蒸汽

steam