The Chinese Radical: 气


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Meaning
steam    气

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
gas, air, smell, to get angry


Image of uprising steam
JLPT HSK 2
steam, vapor

Left: water , right: steam (image of uprising steam)
Also water's steam is steam.
JLPT HSK 5
vapor, atmosphere
fēn
Top: gas, air (image of uprising steam), inside: to divide (... with the sword in 8 pieces)
Gas that is divided is still vapor or gas.
JLPT HSK 6
oxygen (chemistry)
yǎng
Top: gas, air (image of uprising steam), bottom: sheep (here: placeholder for animal life)
The gas for the (animal) life is: oxygen.
JLPT no HSK
chlorine (chemistry, Cl)

Top: gas, air , below: diary, record ("squeeze out" = part of green 绿 When fibers are squeezed by hand a green 绿 liquid emerges)
(electrochemical extraction) The gas obtained by a "squeeze out" is: chlorine.
JLPT no HSK
ammonia (chem. NH3)
ān
Top: gas, air , below: peaceful (woman in the house makes it peaceful)
It is a gas and can make (as a cleaning agent against lime deposits in the bathroom) your house peaceful: ammonia.
JLPT no HSK
nitrogen (chemistry)
dàn
Top: gas, air , bottom: flame, inflammation
(Nitrogen extinguishing system) The gas (limiting) the inflammation is: the nitrogen.
JLPT no HSK
neon (chemistry)
nǎi
Left: steam , right: therefore, thus (pregnancy belly, cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child comes out of that womb )
(It is a relatively rare noble gas:) This steam is thus: Neon.
JLPT no HSK
hydrogen (chemistry), H2
qīng
Top: steam (image of uprising steam), bottom: vertical (hand is vertically above the ground .)
The "steam" that rises vertically is: hydrogen.
JLPT no HSK
flour, fluorine (chemistry)

Left: gas , right: denial (A bow with two strings || is to be denied.)
(Because it is poisonous:) The gas that is to be denied is: the flourine.
JLPT no HSK
helium (chemistry)
hài
Top: gas, air , below: (zodiac) pig (head , fat body small tail )
With this gas you sound like the squeal of a pig: with helium.

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