神气
Old HSK 6
神气 (shénqì) · expression
神气 (shénqì) means “expression; air; cocky”. It is written with 2 characters: 神 (god) + 气 (air). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 神气 is built
The characters
神 shén · god
What 神 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 申shēn — to report
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 礻 gives the meaning, 申 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
他穿上新衣服，显得很神气。Tā chuānshàng xīn yīfu, xiǎnde hěn shénqì.He looks very proud in his new clothes.
看他那神气的样子！Kàn tā nà shénqì de yàngzi!Look at how cocky he looks!
Questions about 神气
What does 神气 mean?
神气 (shénqì) means “expression; air; cocky”.
How do you pronounce 神气?
神气 is pronounced shénqì.
Which HSK level is 神气?
神气 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 精神jīngshénspirit
- 神话shénhuàmyth
- 神秘shénmìmysterious
- 出神chūshénlost in thought
- 聚精会神jùjīnghuìshénto concentrate fully
- 留神liúshénto be careful
- 神经shénjīngnerve
- 神奇shénqímagical
- 神圣shénshèngsacred
- 神态shéntàiexpression
Learn 神气 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 160: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.