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.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

4 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 气qì

    gas; air

    HSK 2

    4 strokes

  • 氕piē

    protium 1H

    5 strokes

  • 氖nǎi

    neon (chemistry)

    6 strokes

  • 氘dāo

    deuterium 2H

    6 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.