蒸汽

zhēngqì

noun #10,214

Meanings

1 steam
2 water vapor

Characters

to steam, to evaporate

Examples

水壶里冒出了蒸汽。

Shuǐhú lǐ màochū le zhēngqì.

Steam was rising from the kettle.

蒸汽机的发明改变了世界。

Zhēngqìjī de fāmíng gǎibiàn le shìjiè.

The invention of the steam engine changed the world.

Tips

memory

蒸 (to steam, as in cooking) + 汽 (vapor, gas) = steam. If you know 蒸饺 (steamed dumplings), the 蒸 is the same character.

Stroke Order

蒸 zhēng

汽 qì