元氣

See also: 元気 and 元气

Chinese

		primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (元氣)		元	氣
simp. (元气)		元	气

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánqì

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ hei³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngièn-hi / ngiàn-hi

(Hailu, HRS): ngien hi^ˇ
Jin (Wiktionary): ye¹ qi³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): goân-khì
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gnioe-chi₅

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuánqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuáncì
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-chʻi⁴
  - Yale: ywán-chì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanchih
  - Palladius: юаньци (juanʹci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ hei³
  - Yale: yùhn hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ hei̯³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-hi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien^ˇ hi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² hi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-hi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngian^ˇ hi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² hi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien hi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋien⁵⁵ hi¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ye¹ qi³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ye¹¹ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-khì
  - Tâi-lô: guân-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goanqix
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gnioe-chi₅
  - MiniDict: nyoe^去 chi^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyyoe-qi₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲyø²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: ngjwon khj+jH

Rime
Character	元	氣
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	元 (66)	微 (20)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	愚袁切	去旣切
Baxter	ngjwon	khj+jH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋʉɐn/	/kʰɨi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋʷiɐn/	/kʰɨi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiuɐn/	/kʰiəi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋuan/	/kʰɨj^H/
Li Rong	/ŋiuɐn/	/kʰiəi^H/
Wang Li	/ŋĭwɐn/	/kʰĭəi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋi̯wɐn/	/kʰe̯i^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuán	qì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyun⁴	hei³

Noun

元氣

(Chinese philosophy) energy of primal chaos
(in common usage) strength; vigour; vitality
(traditional Chinese medicine) vital energy

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (元氣):

→ Japanese: 元(げん)気(き) (genki)
→ Korean: 원기(元氣) (won'gi)
→ Vietnamese: nguyên khí (元氣)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
元	氣
げん Grade: 2	き Jinmeiyō
kan'on

Kanji in this term
元	氣
もと Grade: 2	き Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi	kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 元氣 – see the following entry.

【元気げんき】	[adjective] healthy [adjective] energetic [adjective] in a good mood; peppy; lively [noun] the fundamental force that permeates through all matter and life [noun] health, healthfulness [noun] (personal) energy [noun] good spirits; vitality; cheer; liveliness; enthusiasm [proper noun] a male given name
【元気もとき】	[proper noun] a male given name

(This term, 元氣, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)