Pictogram (象形): clouds flowing through the sky – original form of both 氣 (OC *kʰɯds, *qʰɯds) and 乞 (OC *kʰɯds, *kʰɯd). In the oracle bone script, it was represe…
The cultural keyword qì is analyzable in terms of Chinese and Sino-Xenic pronunciations. Possible etymologies include the logographs 氣, 气, and 気 with various meanings ranging from "vapor" to "anger", and the English loanword qi or ch'i. The logograph 氣 is read with two Chinese pronunciations, the usual qì 氣 "air; vital energy" and the rare archaic xì 氣 "to present food" (later disambiguated with 餼). Hackett Publishing Company,
WEBChinese English Pinyin Dictionary. Search with English, Pinyin, or Chinese characters. Powered by CC-CEDICT. 人 气 Trad. 人 氣. rén qì. popularity personality character. …