HSK 6
泄气
洩氣
Meaning
- to leak (gas)
- to be discouraged
- to despair
- (disparaging) pathetic
- to vent one's anger
- (of a tire) to be flat
- Traditional
- 洩氣
- Pinyin
- xiè qì
Character reference
Components and radical classification
泄
xièdrip, leak, vent; to disperse; to reduce
Primary radical氵 · water
气
qìair, gas; steam, vapor; anger
Primary radical气 · steam
洩
xièto leak, to drip; to vent, to release
Primary radical氵 · water
氣
qìair, gas; steam, vapor; anger
Primary radical气 · steam
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
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