汽 · Yan Zhenqing
Qì (4th tone). The Shuowen Jiezi defines it as 「水涸也。或曰泣下。从水气聲」 — ‘water dried up’, Xu Shen adding a second reading, ‘or: weeping’ — and he cites the Odes under it: 「《詩》曰：汽可小康」, a line the received text of 《詩·大雅·民勞》 writes 汔可小康, 「民亦勞止，汔可小康」 $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart