汽 (hei3 | qi4 gai4 yi3) : steam; vapor; gas

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汽

hei3

qi4 gai4 yi3

[n] steam; vapor; gas

Stroke count: 7

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

汽

Don't confuse with:
氣氧

This word has been viewed 8257 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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汽車 hei3 ce1 qi4 che1 = motor vehicle; automobile; car

汽水 hei3 seoi2 qi4 shui3 = soft drink; soda; pop

公共汽車 gung1 gung6 hei3 ce1 gong1 gong4 qi4 che1 = bus 國

汽油 hei3 jau4 qi4 you2 = petrol; gasoline

汽車站 hei3 ce1 zaam6 qi4 che1 zhan4 = bus stop, bus station

汽車酒店 hei3 ce1 zau2 dim3 qi4 che1 jiu3 dian4 = motel

蒸汽 zing1 hei3 zheng1 qi4 = n. steam

出租汽車 ceot1 zou1 hei3 ce1 chu1 zu1 qi4 che1 = taxi; cab; hired car; rented car

汽船 hei3 syun4 qi4 chuan2 = steamboat; steamship

汽油價 hei3 jau4 gaa3 qi4 you2 jia4 = petrol prices
See all 41 compounds (CantoDict reports 44 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 汽

汽車鏟上行人路粵
The vehicle mounted the pavement.

買滿$30可以用優惠價$5換購汽水一支
Spend over $30, can get a bottle of soft drink for $5

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 汽
Unicode code for this character: U+6C7D (off-site link)

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