天然气
tiānránqì
natural gas
Characters in this word
然 rán
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 肰 dog meat 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我家用天然气。 Wǒ jiā yòng tiānránqì. My home uses natural gas.
- 天然气很贵。 Tiānránqì hěn guì. Natural gas is expensive.
- 天然气安全吗？ Tiānránqì ānquán ma? Is natural gas safe?