氧 yǎng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
氧气
yǎngqì
oxygen
Characters in this word
气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 高原地区氧气稀薄，初到的人容易感到头晕。 Gāoyuán dìqū yǎngqì xībó, chū dào de rén róngyì gǎndào tóuyūn. In plateau areas the oxygen is thin, and people who have just arrived easily feel dizzy.
- 潜水员背着氧气瓶，慢慢潜到海底。 Qiánshuǐyuán bēizhe yǎngqìpíng, mànmàn qián dào hǎidǐ. The diver, carrying an oxygen tank, slowly dives to the seabed.
- 植物在阳光下会吸收二氧化碳，释放出氧气。 Zhíwù zài yángguāng xià huì xīshōu èryǎnghuàtàn, shìfàng chū yǎngqì. Plants absorb carbon dioxide in sunlight and release oxygen.