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Chinese symbol for “moisture”

湿气
shī qì
Traditional: 濕氣
moisture; humidity; athlete's foot; tinea

The closest CC-CEDICT match for moisture is 湿气 (shī qì), defined as: moisture; humidity; athlete's foot; tinea; eczema.

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

湿 shī
wet, moist, humid, damp; illness
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “moisture”

WordPinyinMeaning
澍shùmoisture; timely rain
水汽shuǐ qìwater vapor; steam
潮气 (潮氣)cháo qìhumidity; moisture

Related words

Other words that share a character with 湿气.

WordPinyinMeaning
湿地 (溼地)shī dìvariant of 湿地 (shī dì)
潮湿 (潮濕)cháo shīdamp; moist
湿度 (濕度)shī dùhumidity level
湿润 (濕潤)shī rùnmoist
湿透 (濕透)shī tòudrenched; wet through
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)

See also: Japanese symbol for “moisture”.

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.

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