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气 — gas; air; smell

gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry

Pinyin
qì
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 气: 4 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

气 — 4 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 气 in the HSK syllabus: 66

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 不客气bú kèqiyou're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rudeHSK 1
  2. 天气tiānqìweatherHSK 1
  3. 生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; livelinessHSK 3
  4. 客气kèqipolite; courteous; formal; modestHSK 4
  5. 空气kōngqìair; atmosphereHSK 4
  6. 力气lìqiphysical strengthHSK 4
  7. 脾气píqicharacter; temperament; disposition; bad temperHSK 4
  8. 气qìgas; air; smell; weatherHSK 4
  9. 气候qìhòuclimate; climate; prevailing conditionsHSK 4
  10. 气温qìwēnair temperatureHSK 4
  11. 气球qìqiúballoonHSK 5
  12. 勇气yǒngqìcourageHSK 5
  13. 语气yǔqìtone; manner of speaking; moodHSK 5
  14. 运气yùnqiluckHSK 5
  15. 名气míngqireputation; fameHSK 6
  16. 暖气nuǎnqìcentral heating; heater; warm airHSK 6
  17. 气氛qìfēnatmosphere; moodHSK 6
  18. 气体qìtǐgasHSK 6
  19. 气味qìwèiodor; scentHSK 6
  20. 气质qìzhìpersonality traits; temperament; dispositionHSK 6
  21. 淘气táoqìnaughty; mischievousHSK 6
  22. 天然气tiānránqìnatural gasHSK 6
  23. 小气xiǎoqistingy; miserly; narrow-minded; pettyHSK 6
  24. 氧气yǎngqìoxygenHSK 6
  25. 一口气yìkǒuqìone breath; in one breath; at a stretchHSK 6
  26. 不景气bùjǐngqìslack; in a slumpHSK 7–9
  27. 垂头丧气chuítóu-sàngqìhanging one's head dispiritedly; dejectedHSK 7–9
  28. 大气dàqìatmosphere; imposing; impressive; stylishHSK 7–9
  29. 风气fēngqìgeneral mood; atmosphere; common practiceHSK 7–9
  30. 福气fúqigood fortune; a blessingHSK 7–9
  31. 服气fúqìto be convinced; to acceptHSK 7–9
  32. 骨气gǔqìunyielding character; courageous spirit; integrityHSK 7–9
  33. 和气héqifriendly; polite; amiableHSK 7–9
  34. 娇气jiāoqìdelicate; squeamish; finickyHSK 7–9
  35. 节气jiéqìsolar termHSK 7–9
  36. 口气kǒuqìtone of voice; the way one speaksHSK 7–9
  37. 冷气lěngqìcold air; air conditioningHSK 7–9
  38. 理直气壮lǐzhí-qìzhuàngin the right and self-confident; bold and confident with justice on one's sideHSK 7–9
  39. 煤气méiqìcoal gas; gasHSK 7–9
  40. 气愤qìfènindignant; furiousHSK 7–9

And 26 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.