qì​fá

steam valve

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

powerful and influential group Simplified

Components

Meaning component
mén, men door

gate

Sound component
cut down

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

powerful and influential group Traditional

Components

Meaning component
mén, men door

gate

Sound component
cut down

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbad

說文解字

閥閱,自序也。从門伐聲。義當通用伐。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica