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客气

Traditional: 客氣

kè qi

HSK 3.0 · 5

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kè qi · haak3 hei3 (Jyutping)

  1. polite
  2. courteous
  3. formal
  4. modest

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

客

Meaning
guest, traveller; customer
Radical
宀
Strokes
9
Components
⿱宀各
Cangjie
JHER
Four-corner
3060.4

气

Meaning
steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
Radical
气
Strokes
4
Components
⿱亻?
Cangjie
OMN
Four-corner
8001.7

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