Chinese symbol for “windpipe”
气管
qì guǎn
Traditional: 氣管
windpipe; trachea; respiratory tract; air duct
The closest CC-CEDICT match for windpipe is 气管 (qì guǎn), defined as: windpipe; trachea; respiratory tract; air duct; gas pipe.
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 “windpipe”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 气管.
| 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 |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise; to manage |
| 尽管 (儘管) | jǐn guǎn | despite; although |
See also: Japanese symbol for “windpipe”.
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.