气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
气流
qìliú
air current; airflow
Characters in this word
流 liú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 㐬 pennant
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 高空气流的突然变化，使飞机在降落前经历了短暂而剧烈的颠簸。 Gāokōng qìliú de tūrán biànhuà, shǐ fēijī zài jiàngluò qián jīnglì le duǎnzàn ér jùliè de diānbǒ. A sudden change in high-altitude air currents caused the plane to experience brief but violent turbulence before landing.
- 山口处气流很强，骑自行车要小心。 Shānkǒu chù qìliú hěn qiáng, qí zìxíngchē yào xiǎoxīn. The air currents at the mountain pass are very strong; be careful when cycling.
- 窗户一开，冷气流就吹进了屋里。 Chuānghu yī kāi, lěng qìliú jiù chuī jìn le wū lǐ. As soon as the window opened, a cold draft blew into the room.