气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
气质
qìzhì
temperament
Characters in this word
质 zhì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她的气质安静而坚定，给人很深的印象。 Tā de qìzhì ānjìng ér jiāndìng, gěi rén hěn shēn de yìnxiàng. Her temperament is quiet yet firm, leaving a deep impression on people.
- 这位老教授很有学者的气质。 Zhè wèi lǎo jiàoshòu hěn yǒu xuézhě de qìzhì. This old professor has the true bearing of a scholar.
- 她穿上旗袍，整个人的气质都不一样了。 Tā chuān shàng qípáo, zhěnggè rén de qìzhì dōu bù yíyàng le. Once she put on the qipao, her whole bearing was different.