气候

Traditional form:

氣候

Pinyin (reading):

qìhòu

Definitions:

• (meteorology) climate
• (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
• CL:種／种 (zhǒng)

Characters:

• 气 - air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
• 候 - to wait, to expect; to visit; to greet

Traditional characters:

• 氣 - air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
• 候 - to wait, to expect; to visit; to greet