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How to write 汽 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 汽

汽 stroke order diagram

3.

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汽

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5.

How to Use 汽

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 汽 works in context.

Gasoline-powered vehicles and fuel

Words related to vehicles or fuel that run on gasoline.

汽车 • qì chē • car • HSK 3.0 · L3

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6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 汽 is used in context

tā他

mǎi买

le了

yí一

liàng辆

xīn新

Information

Pinyinqì

Meaningsteam

Strokes7

Radical氵

Traditional汽

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#524

Zhuyinㄑㄧˋ

UnicodeU+6C7D

CangjieEOMN

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氵water

Water (氵) evaporates into vapor (气) — steam or gas rising from a liquid.

qì汽

chē车

car

公共汽车 • gōng gòng qì chē • bus • HSK 2

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gōng公

gòng共

qì汽

chē车

bus

汽油 • qì yóu • gasoline; petrol • HSK 5

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qì汽

yóu油

gasoline; petrol

Carbonated drinks and water vapor

Words referring to liquids containing gas or steam.

汽水 • qì shuǐ • soda pop; carbonated soft drink • HSK 3.0 · L4

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qì汽

shuǐ水

soda pop; carbonated soft drink

水汽 • shuǐ qì • water vapor • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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shuǐ水

qì汽

water vapor

qì

汽

chē车

。

He bought a new car.

xià夏

tiān天

hē喝

qì汽

shuǐ水

hěn很

jiě解

kě渴

。

Drinking soda in summer is very thirst-quenching.

qì汽

yóu油

jià价

gé格

zuì最

jìn近

shàng上

zhǎng涨

le了

。

Gasoline prices have risen recently.

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