qì​guō

steamer

steam

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

is a component form of .

SoundMeaning component
qì, qi air

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰɯds

說文解字

《說文》:“汽,水涸也。或曰泣下。从水,气聲。《詩》曰:‘汽可小康。’”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

guō cooking-pot Simplified

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

Sound component
guō, wāi, hé chat

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

guō cooking-pot Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

is a component form of .

Sound component
chat

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkloːl

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang