汽
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qì · gasoline

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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 汽

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qìWords pronounced qì
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Example sentences

Notice where 汽 sits in each complete thought.

Tā mǎi bù qǐ xīn de qì chē.他买不起新的汽车。

He can't afford to buy a new car.

Source: Tatoeba #761033 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hǎo xiǎng hē qì shuǐ.我好想喝汽水。

I would like to drink some soda.

Source: Tatoeba #10041155 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yún shì tiān kōng zhōng de shuǐ qì tuán.云是天空中的水汽团。

A cloud is a mass of vapor in the sky.

Source: Tatoeba #4936113 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men zài xīn sù shàng gōng gòng qì chē le.我们在新宿上公共汽车了。

We got on the bus at Shinjuku.

Source: Tatoeba #761010 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài wǒ kàn lái, qì chē shì bì dà yú lì.在我看来,汽车是弊大于利。

From my point of view, cars do more harm than good.

Source: Tatoeba #1517743 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jīn tiān kě yǐ shǐ yòng nǐ de qì chē ma ?我今天可以使用你的汽车吗?

May I use your car today?

Source: Tatoeba #3680884 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 汽 in context

  1. Say qì, then recall the core meaning: gasoline.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 汽车 (qì chē), meaning “car”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 汽 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.