Skip to content
← Explore word lists

CHINESE CHARACTER

qì

汽

汽

Preparing animation…

steam

Numbered pinyin
qi4
English meanings
steam; vapor; automobile

Stroke practice

Loading writing practice…

BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

A component breakdown is not available for this character yet. Some characters are learned as a whole rather than split into smaller parts.

Explore character components →

Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.

  1. 01

    wǒ我zuò坐qìchē汽车qù去xuéxiào学校。

    I take a car to school.

  2. 02

    shuǐ水shāo烧kāi开hòu后huì会chǎnshēng产生zhēng蒸qì汽。

    Steam is produced after water boils.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 汽车
  • 汽水
  • 蒸汽
  • 汽笛
  • 汽船