汽

qì
#1,198 most
frequent character
steam, vapor

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

汽 pairs 氵 water with 气 qì, which means 'thin clouds; air, breath' and also gives the sound. It first meant 'steam; water vapor.'

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Homophones

气qì
air, gas, breath
契qì
to carve, carved words, to agree
妻qì
to marry off (a daughter)
器qì
device, tool, utensil
弃qì
to abandon, to relinquish, to discard

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