汽 qì steam; vapor
Made up of [氵 shuǐ water radical 85, 气 qì gas; spirit; emanation; energy radical 84]Made with 7 strokes.
Qi as 'gas' provides the phonetic and meaning, the water radical makes it specifically water vapor or steam
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Also uses 氵 shuǐ component: 波 bō (wave) 法 fǎ (law) 港 gǎng (harbor) 海 hǎi (sea) 汗 hàn (perspiration) 汉 hàn (chinese) 河 hé (river) 洪 hóng (flood) 湖 hú (lake) 活 huó (to live) 济 jì (to cross a river) 江 jiāng (river) 津 jīn (ferry crossing) 酒 jiǔ (wine) 满 mǎn (to fill) 没 méi (have not) 泡 pào (bubble) 浅 qiǎn (shallow) 清 qīng (clear) 涉 shè (to wade) 洗 xǐ (to wash) 演 yǎn (to develop) 渔 yú (fishing) 泽 zé (pool) 治 zhì (to rule) 洲 zhōu (region)
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气 qì (gas)Different tone
七 qī (seven) 期 qī (phase) 棋 qí (board game) 其 qí (his) 奇 qí (strange) 起 qǐ (to rise)Pronunciation
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