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Chinese symbol for “atmosphere”

气氛
qì fēn
Traditional: 氣氛
atmosphere; mood

The closest CC-CEDICT match for atmosphere is 气氛 (qì fēn), defined as: atmosphere; mood.

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

气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes
氛 fēn
air; atmosphere
radical 84 ⽓ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “atmosphere”

WordPinyinMeaning
大气 (大氣)dà qìatmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish
大气层 (大氣層)dà qì céng(meteorology) the atmosphere; atmospheric layer
氛围 (氛圍)fēn wéiambience; atmosphere
大气圈 (大氣圈)dà qì quānatmosphere
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere

Related words

Other words that share a character with 气氛.

WordPinyinMeaning
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere
气候 (氣候)qì hòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
生气 (生氣)shēng qìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
勇气 (勇氣)yǒng qìcourage
氛围 (氛圍)fēn wéiambience; atmosphere
香氛xiāng fēnfragrance; perfume
氛围编程 (氛圍編程)fēn wéi biān chéng(computing) vibe coding

See also: Japanese symbol for “atmosphere”.

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.