和氣

简 和气 · 繁 和氣
Mandarin · pinyin hé qi

Meanings

  1. friendly
  2. polite
  3. amiable
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和
hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
氣
qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
气
qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
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2–5 · he2 qi5

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wo4 hei3

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adj

  1. friendly; kind; polite; amiable
  2. having friendly relations; harmonious; having a good rapport; being on good terms

noun

  1. friendship; harmony

name

  1. (~町) Wake (a town in Okayama Prefecture, Japan)

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