= qi + Ø4
steam / vapor
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How to pronounce 汽

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

汽 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= qi + Ø4
gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi
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= qi + Ø4
gas; air / smell / weather / to make angry; to annoy; to get angry / vital energy; qi
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shuǐ = shu + ei3
"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]
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Characters with 汽 as component

汽 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 汽

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car / automobile / bus / CL:輛|辆[liang4]
gasoline
soda / pop

Sentences with 汽

汽 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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steam / vapor

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