気 Stroke Order

Definition of 「気」: 1. Same as "氣." 同“氣”。 2. Same original meaning. Qi refers to cloud vapor. — "Shuowen Jiezi". Note: Vapor refers to the air on the ground; wet and warm air rises and forms rain, its color is white; dry and hot air disperses and forms wind, its color is black. "The weather declines, the earth's qi rises." — "Liji · Yueling". The earth has qi. — "Kaogongji · Zongmu". "Observe its qi." — "Shiji · Xiang Yu Benji". 3. Air. Qi refers to what is exhaled (breath) and inhaled. — "Liji · Jiyi" note. 空气。气谓嘘吸出入者。——《礼记·祭义》注