气象
Old HSK 6
气象 (qìxiàng) · weather
气象 (qìxiàng) means “weather; meteorology; atmosphere”. It is written with 2 characters: 气 (air) + 象 (elephant). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 气象 is built
The characters
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)
象 xiàng · elephant
What 象 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 豕shǐ — pig
Origin hint: boar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他在气象局工作。Tā zài qìxiàng jú gōngzuò.He works at the weather bureau.
根据气象预报，明天有雨。Gēnjù qìxiàng yùbào, míngtiān yǒu yǔ.According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow.
Questions about 气象
What does 气象 mean?
气象 (qìxiàng) means “weather; meteorology; atmosphere”.
How do you pronounce 气象?
气象 is pronounced qìxiàng.
Which HSK level is 气象?
气象 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 天气tiānqìweather
- 空气kōngqìair
- 气温qìwēnair temperature
- 气候qìhòuclimate
- 力气lìqiphysical strength
- 暖气nuǎnqìheating
- 气球qìqiúballoon
- 勇气yǒngqìcourage
Learn 气象 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 143: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.