天然气
Old HSK 6
天然气 (tiānránqì) · natural gas
天然气 (tiānránqì) means “natural gas”. It is written with 3 characters: 天 (day) + 然 (certainly) + 气 (air). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 天然气 is built
The characters
天 tiān · day
What 天 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
然 rán · certainly
What 然 is made of
- 肰rán — dog meat
- ⺼ — meat
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 丶 — dot
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 肰 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
我们家用天然气做饭。Wǒmen jiā yòng tiānránqì zuòfàn.We cook with natural gas at home.
这个地区有丰富的天然气。Zhège dìqū yǒu fēngfù de tiānránqì.This region is rich in natural gas.
Questions about 天然气
What does 天然气 mean?
天然气 (tiānránqì) means “natural gas”.
How do you pronounce 天然气?
天然气 is pronounced tiānránqì.
Which HSK level is 天然气?
天然气 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 半天bàntiānhalf a day
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 今天jīntiāntoday
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
- 天气tiānqìweather
- 星期天xīngqītiānSunday
- 昨天zuótiānyesterday
- 春天chūntiānspring (season)
Learn 天然气 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 178: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.