Chinese symbol for “airlock”
气塞
qì sāi
Traditional: 氣塞
airlock; air block; fipple (in the mouthpiece of wind instrument)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for airlock is 气塞 (qì sāi), defined as: airlock; air block; fipple (in the mouthpiece of wind instrument).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “airlock”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 气塞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天气 (天氣) | tiān qì | weather |
| 空气 (空氣) | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
| 气候 (氣候) | qì hòu | (meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs) |
| 生气 (生氣) | shēng qì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 勇气 (勇氣) | yǒng qì | courage |
| 气氛 (氣氛) | qì fēn | atmosphere; mood |
| 堵塞 | dǔ sè | to clog up; blockage |
| 活塞 | huó sāi | piston |
See also: Japanese symbol for “airlock”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.