Character Familiesleft / right

汽qì

steam; vapor; steam-operated (汽车, 汽船)

汽 is steam or vapor — the word inside 汽车, steamboat, and soda.

GF0025–2021 character list · 一级

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

left / right

ZDIC: 形声; the water side carries the meaning, 气 the sound.

left / right · 汽

WHOLE CHARACTER

steam; vapor; steam-operated (汽车, 汽船)

汽 is steam or vapor — the word inside 汽车, steamboat, and soda.

ZDIC: 形声; the water side carries the meaning, 气 the sound.

MEANING

water (as the source idea 水)

A component form of 水; not counted as a standalone character page.

In 汽: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

SOUND

air; breath

A standalone character; its sound side role in 汽 matches exactly.

In 汽: sound Sound side per ZDIC: qì matches the whole character's sound exactly; 气 is also a standalone character.

qìTone 4

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ZDIC: 形声; the water side carries the meaning, 气 the sound.

清 qīng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 汽.

河 hé — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 汽.

海 hǎi — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 汽.

灪 yù — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 汽.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: afd2f094cb292a933bf5bbb7cf2b444bf8ac144c6b456a58438c95bfcb613ca5. Captured 2026-11-01T01:46:31.020Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered.