气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
气愤
qìfèn
indignant; angry
Characters in this word
愤 fèn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 贲 to forge ahead
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 听到调查结果被故意篡改，许多研究人员都十分气愤。 Tīngdào diàochá jiéguǒ bèi gùyì cuàngǎi, xǔduō yánjiū rényuán dōu shífēn qìfèn. Many researchers were extremely indignant when they heard that the investigation results had been deliberately altered.
- 邻居半夜吵闹，大家都很气愤。 Línjū bànyè chǎonào, dàjiā dōu hěn qìfèn. The neighbors made noise in the middle of the night, and everyone was very indignant.
- 他气愤地放下电话，一句话也说不出来了。 Tā qìfèn de fàngxià diànhuà, yījù huà yě shuō bu chūlái le. He angrily put down the phone, unable to say a word.