气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
气味
qìwèi
smell, odor
Characters in this word
味 wèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 厨房里飘来咖啡的气味，让人立刻精神起来。 Chúfáng lǐ piāo lái kāfēi de qìwèi, ràng rén lìkè jīngshen qǐlai. The smell of coffee drifted from the kitchen, immediately making people feel more alert.
- 垃圾桶里传出一股难闻的气味。 Lājītǒng lǐ chuán chū yì gǔ nánwén de qìwèi. An unpleasant smell came from the trash can.
- 孩子对新环境的气味很敏感。 Háizi duì xīn huánjìng de qìwèi hěn mǐngǎn. The child is very sensitive to the smell of a new place.