雾气 (wù qì) — fog; mist | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fogmist

Examples

雾气，。
Jīn tiān zǎo shàng wù qì hěn zhòng, kāi chē yào xiǎo xīn.
There was heavy fog this morning; drive carefully.
，雾气。
Tài yáng chū lái le, wù qì màn màn sàn le.
The sun came out and the mist slowly dissipated.
雾气。
Shān lǐ de wù qì gěi rén yì zhǒng shén mì de gǎn jué.
The mist in the mountains gives people a mysterious feeling.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

雾 specifies the kind of 气, giving fog or mist.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 霧; 雾 is its simplified writing.

雨務霧

Meaning part形符xíngfú

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

務

務wù霧wù

Same sound today

In the traditional form 霧, 雨, rain, is on top and 務 below gives the sound; the simplified 雾 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

气米氣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

气qì氣qì

Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

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