Left, horizontal, horizontal, horizontal bent hook/horizontal oblique hook
Stroke--4, radical--Qi, structure--single, traditional Chinese--Qi, Wubi --RNB, Five Elements--Wood, Pinyin--qì
Writing skills: short and slanted, three horizontal and shoulder shoulders are equidistant, the horizontal and oblique hooks are slightly longer, and the arc of the hook does not need to be too large< /p>
This character was first seen in oracle bone inscriptions in the Shang Dynasty, and its ancient shape simulates the appearance of clouds. The original meaning of Qi is the gastrointestinal gas produced by the evenly diffused third-state substance in nature and the digestion of food. Later it was extended to the original gaseous essence energy of the human body. The original gaseous essence energy of the human body is extended to breathing. Extended from breathing to mental traits, attitude, style; loss of breathing, anger. Also used as a surname.
The character "Qi (simplified)" in Oracle bone inscriptions is in the shape of "three", like the shape of clouds. Its original meaning is cloud gas, which generally refers to gas. However, the word "qi (simplified)" is often not used in ancient books, but the word "qi" is used to express the meaning of cloud qi. The meaning of Qi reads qì.
Since "Qi" often expresses this meaning, its original meaning is expressed by the word "饩". "饩" is generated on the basis of "qi", which is formed by adding the symbol "food" to the right side of "qi". "Qi" and "饥" are the relationship between ancient and modern characters.
"Qi" was later extended to refer to all gases, such as "air", "mist", "oxygen", "water vapor", etc. Breathing is the most basic activity to maintain human survival. What you inhale is fresh air, and what you exhale is the turbid air in the body. Therefore, "qi" also refers to the breath of breathing, such as "out of breath", "out of breath" and other words. gas".
The water vapor on the ground evaporates and rises to form clouds. When the clouds gather, they drop the rain that all things need to survive. There are also winds that are sometimes gentle and sometimes violent. We are constantly breathing. We can feel the breath all the time and everywhere. The changes flow, the weather gets cooler, the air becomes colder; the flow of gas brings the fragrance of distant flowers and grass, so "qi" also extends to the meaning of weather, climate, smell, etc.