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氣
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气
🇨🇳
気
🇯🇵

spirit

HSK 10 N4
Abstract →Qualities
qì
キ、ケ
いき、き
기
Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 气 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "gift of grain", now written as 餼. The current meaning "air" is a phonetic loan.
Components
Traditional (氣)
米 rice+ 气 steam =
氣 spirit
米 Meaning component
mǐ rice
hulled or husked uncooked rice
气 Phonetic component
qì steam
steam, vapor
Depicts a gust of air.
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Simplified (气)
𠂉 hair tuft+ 一 one+ ⺄ second stroke =
气 air
𠂉
hair tuft
一
one
⺄
second stroke
Japanese (気)
气 steam+ 㐅 ancient =
気 spirit
气
气
steam
㐅
㐅
ancient
Notes
Similar Characters
奥 obscure (simp)奧 of great depth (trad)屎 excrement料 material暴 violent粥 porridge粪 manure (simp)糞 dung (trad)鬻 child龹 to roll rice into ball匊 handful (iii)竊 pilfer (trad)籴 purchase (simp)籼 long-grained rice (simp)籽 seed粉 powder粑 tsamba粒 grain粕 lees粗 coarse
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
気
Regular
Modern
Chinese
气 / 氣 [qì]
gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
Japanese
気 、 氣 (old) き 同音

noun

  1. spirit; mind; heart
  2. nature; disposition
  3. intention; mind; will; motivation (oft. after a verb)
  4. mood; feelings
  5. consciousness
  6. care; attention; consideration; worry
  7. interest
  8. (the) air; atmosphere
  9. ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood
  10. fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste
  11. qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki
気 げ 同音
suffix usually kana seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
気 ぎ 同音
suffix -like nature; -like disposition; -ish temperament
気 け 同音
  1. nounn-suf sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling
  2. n-pref somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
Korean
기 [氣]
Noun
spirit; energy; The force that acts as the basis for doing something.; enthusiasm; passion; Mental power existing in one's body.
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (7)
彼は年はとっているが気は若い。
Though he is old, he has a youthful spirit.
彼は親切というよりむしろ気がやさしい。
He is more gentle than kind.
もう待つ気が無くなった。
I don't feel like waiting any longer.
人に褒められて悪い気はしない。
No one feels displeased when he is praised.
Japanese Names
気 たいき
Taiki unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
生气 [shēng​qì] #816
to get angry
天气 [tiān​qì] #2,014
weather
空气 [kōng​qì] #1,903
air
客气 [kè​qi] #1,265
polite
运气 [yùn​qi] #1,872
luck (good or bad)
勇气 [yǒng​qì] #2,192
courage
气氛 [qì​fēn] #3,347
atmosphere
脾气 [pí​qi] #3,350
character
气质 [qì​zhì] #7,464
temperament
气温 [qì​wēn] #11,177
air temperature
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 気持ち [きもち] #216
feeling
⭐ 気 [き] #289
spirit
⭐ 元気 [げんき] #400
lively
気がする [きがする] #541
to feel (as if)
⭐ 気づく [きづく] #571
to notice
気になる [きになる] #575
to weigh on one's mind
⭐ 空気 [くうき] #669
air
⭐ 気分 [きぶん] #683
feeling
気にする [きにする] #710
to mind (negative nuance)
⭐ 本気 [ほんき] #712
seriousness
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KOREAN WORDS (64)
오기 #2,895
being obstinate; being headstrong; being unyielding
대기 #3,406
atmosphere
살기 #3,488
threatening mood
경기 #4,519
economy; business
기상 #7,931
weather
용기 #11,384
courage; guts
인기 #11,867
popularity
사기 #12,458
morale; fighting spirit
기관 #15,798
respiratory organ
치기 #19,894
childishness; puerility
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