和气
Old HSK 6
和气 (héqi) · friendly
和气 (héqi) means “friendly; polite; good-natured”. It is written with 2 characters: 和 (and) + 气 (air). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 和气 is built
The characters
和 hé · and
What 和 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 禾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
气 qì · air
What 气 is made of
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: A person 亻 breathing air (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他对人总是很和气。Tā duì rén zǒngshì hěn héqi.He is always friendly to people.
做生意要和气。Zuò shēngyi yào héqi.In business you should be friendly.
Questions about 和气
What does 和气 mean?
和气 (héqi) means “friendly; polite; good-natured”.
How do you pronounce 和气?
和气 is pronounced héqi.
Which HSK level is 和气?
和气 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 和平hépíngpeace
- 暖和nuǎnhuowarm
- 饱和bǎohésaturated
- 附和fùhèto echo
- 共和国gònghéguórepublic
- 和蔼hé'ǎikind
- 和解héjiěto reconcile
- 和睦hémùharmonious
- 和谐héxiéharmonious
- 缓和huǎnhéto ease
Learn 和气 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.