The Chinese Radical: 气


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Meaning
steam    气

Explanation

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


Image of uprising steam  
HSK 2
steam, vapor

Left: water 氵, right: steam 气 (image of uprising steam)
Also water's steam is steam.  
HSK 5
vapor, atmosphere
fēn
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.  
HSK 6
oxygen (chemistry)
yǎng
Top: gas, air 气 (image of uprising steam), bottom: sheep 羊 (here: placeholder for animal life)
The gas for the (animal) life is: oxygen.  
no HSK
chlorine (chemistry, Cl)

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.  
no HSK
ammonia (chem. NH3)
ān
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.  
no HSK
nitrogen (chemistry)
dàn
Top: gas, air 气, bottom: flame, inflammation 炎
(Nitrogen extinguishing system) The gas (limiting) the inflammation is: the nitrogen.  
no HSK
neon (chemistry)
nǎi
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.  
no HSK
hydrogen (chemistry), H2
qīng
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.  
no HSK
flour, fluorine (chemistry)

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.  
no HSK
helium (chemistry)
hài
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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