Phono-semantic compound:
水 (수, water) – semantic component, indicating relation to liquid.
气 (qi, vapor) – phonetic component, representing air/steam.

Important in modern vocabulary relating to steam, engines, and vehicles.
汽水 (기수) — soda water, soft drink
汽車 (기차) — motor car, automobile; in Japanese, “train”
汽笛 (기적) — steam whistle
蒸汽 (증기) — steam, vapor

Characters

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Vocabulary

mother

every, each, always

people, populace, commoners, citizens

breath, air, energy, vital force, spirit, vigor, atmosphere

long, eternal, everlasting

to seek, to request, to strive for, to beg, to ask

river, great river

to decide, to determine, to judge

steam, vapor, gas, fumes

to sink, to submerge, to drown, to vanish, to die, not, none

sand, grit, sandy shore or beach

oil, grease, fat

to govern, to rule, to cure, to treat (illness), to control, to regulate, to punish

situation, condition, state of affairs, furthermore, let alone

spring, fountain, source of water

law, rule, method, principle

wave, ripple, flow, undulation

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汽

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