Chinese symbol for “steam”
蒸汽
zhēng qì
steam
The closest CC-CEDICT match for steam is 蒸汽 (zhēng qì), defined as: steam.
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
Other Chinese words for “steam”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汽 | qì | steam; vapor |
| 热气 (熱氣) | rè qì | steam; heat |
| 馏 (餾) | liù | to steam; to cook in a steamer |
| 蒸 | zhēng | to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam |
| 蒸气 (蒸氣) | zhēng qì | vapor; steam |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蒸汽.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蒸发 (蒸發) | zhēng fā | to evaporate; (fig.) to vanish; to disappear |
| 蒸气 (蒸氣) | zhēng qì | vapor; steam |
| 蒸馏 (蒸餾) | zhēng liú | to distill; distillation |
| 蒸汽机 (蒸汽機) | zhēng qì jī | steam engine |
| 蒸蒸日上 | zhēng zhēng rì shàng | becoming more prosperous with each passing day |
| 汽车 (汽車) | qì chē | car; automobile |
| 汽油 | qì yóu | gasoline |
| 汽水 | qì shuǐ | soda pop; carbonated soft drink |
See also: Japanese symbol for “steam”.
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.