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steam 气
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Used in these characters:
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气
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| gas, air, smell, to get angry
qì
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气
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Image of uprising steam
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汽
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| steam, vapor
qì
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氵
气
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Left: water 氵, right: steam 气 (image of uprising steam)
Also water's steam is steam.
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氛
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| vapor, atmosphere
fēn
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气
分
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Top: gas, air 气 (image of uprising steam), inside: to divide 分 (... with the sword 刀 in 8 八 pieces)
Gas that is divided is still vapor or gas.
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氧
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| oxygen (chemistry)
yǎng
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气
羊
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Top: gas, air 气 (image of uprising steam), bottom: sheep 羊 (here: placeholder for animal life)
The gas for the (animal) life is: oxygen.
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氯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| chlorine (chemistry, Cl)
lǜ
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气
录
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Top: gas, air 气, below: diary, record 录 ("squeeze out" = part of green 绿 When fibers 糸 are squeezed by hand 彐 a green 绿 liquid 水 emerges)
(electrochemical extraction) The gas obtained by a "squeeze out" is: chlorine.
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氨
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JLPT no HSK |
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| ammonia (chem. NH3)
ān
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气
安
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Top: gas, air 气, below: peaceful 安 (woman 女 in the house 宀 makes it peaceful)
It is a gas and can make (as a cleaning agent against lime deposits in the bathroom) your house peaceful: ammonia.
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氮
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JLPT no HSK |
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| nitrogen (chemistry)
dàn
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气
炎
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Top: gas, air 气, bottom: flame, inflammation 炎
(Nitrogen extinguishing system) The gas (limiting) the inflammation is: the nitrogen.
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氖
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JLPT no HSK |
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| neon (chemistry)
nǎi
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气
乃
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Left: steam 气, right: therefore, thus 乃 (pregnancy belly, cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃)
(It is a relatively rare noble gas:) This steam is thus: Neon.
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氢
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JLPT no HSK |
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| hydrogen (chemistry), H2
qīng
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气
圣
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Top: steam 气 (image of uprising steam), bottom: vertical 圣 (hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土.)
The "steam" that rises vertically is: hydrogen.
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氟
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JLPT no HSK |
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| flour, fluorine (chemistry)
fú
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气
弗
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Left: gas 气, right: denial 弗 (A bow 弓 with two strings || is to be denied.)
(Because it is poisonous:) The gas that is to be denied is: the flourine.
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氦
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JLPT no HSK |
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| helium (chemistry)
hài
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气
亥
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Top: gas, air 气, below: (zodiac) pig 亥 (head 亠, fat body ノノ small tail 丶)
With this gas you sound like the squeal of a pig: with helium.
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