气
qì
gas; air
smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
a picture of 气 → rising vapor, breath, vital energy
气 originally depicted rising steam or vapor — wavy lines showing breath or mist ascending. Its modern strokes are a stylized remnant of that flowing, invisible force.
今天的天气真好，我们出去走走吧。
jīn tiān de tiān qì zhēn hǎo, wǒ men chū qù zǒu zǒu ba。
The weather today is really nice, let's go out for a walk.
他说的话让我很生气，我需要冷静一下。
tā shuō de huà ràng wǒ hěn shēng qì, wǒ xū yào lěng jìng yī xià。
What he said made me very angry, I need to calm down for a bit.
Words with 气
空气
kōng qì
air
骨气
gǔ qì
unyielding character
热气球
rè qì qiú
hot air balloon
打气
dǎ qì
to inflate; to pump up
气管炎
qì guǎn yán
bacterial tracheitis (inflammation of the windpipe, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus)
液化气
yè huà qì
liquid gas
垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì
hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
气魄
qì pò
spirit
泄气
xiè qì
to leak (gas)
气急败坏
qì jí bài huài
flustered and exasperated
土气
tǔ qì
rustic
小气
xiǎo qì
stingy