⽓
steam
qì (qi4)
Radical no. 84 · 4 strokes (第 84 部首 · 4 画 dì 84 bùshǒu · 4 huà)
Radical ⽓ (qì) — meaning: steam, 4 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical originates from a pictograph depicting vapor, breath, or odor rising upward. In oracle-bone and ancient seal scripts, it was drawn as flowing or wavy strokes to represent the movement and diffusion of gaseous matter.
Mnemonic: Remember the steam radical as wavy wisps of vapor curling upward into the air.
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