Chinese

天氣

tiānqì
weather
  • TOCFL 2
  • 天气

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  • characterChinese天 “sky; heavens; heavenly; celestial”
    • meaningChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
    • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”
  • characterChinese氣 “gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma)”
    • soundChinese气 “gas”
    • meaningChinese米 “hulled or husked uncooked rice (Classifier: 粒 m c mn; 顆/颗 m)”

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