机
机 (jī) · machine
机 (jī) means “machine”. It is made of 木 + 几 and has 6 strokes.
Break 机 into its parts
What 机 is made of
- 木 mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八 bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 几 jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙 yǐ — second
Origin hint: A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
机 stroke order
Example sentences with 电视机
我们家的电视机很大。Wǒmen jiā de diànshìjī hěn dà.Our TV set is very big.
电视机坏了吗？Diànshìjī huài le ma?Is the TV set broken?
Words with 机
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 飞机fēijīairplane
- 机场jīchǎngairport
- 机票jīpiàoplane ticket
- 手机shǒujīmobile phone
- 关机guānjīto turn off (a phone, computer etc.)
- 机会jīhuìchance
- 计算机jìsuànjīcomputer
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 司机sījīdriver
- 洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine
- 相机xiàngjīcamera
- 机器jīqìmachine
- 收音机shōuyīnjīradio
- 耳机ěrjīheadphones
- 机构jīgòuorganization
- 机遇jīyùopportunity
- 照相机zhàoxiàngjīcamera
- 登机牌dēngjīpáiboarding pass
- 动机dòngjīmotive
- 机动jīdòngmotorized
- 机灵jīlingclever
- 机密jīmìsecret
- 机械jīxièmachinery
- 机智jīzhìquick-witted
- 生机shēngjīvitality
- 时机shíjīopportunity
- 投机tóujīto get along well
- 危机wēijīcrisis
- 打印机dǎyìnjīprinter
- 登机dēngjīto board a plane
- 转机zhuǎnjīto change planes
Also built with 木
- 休xiūrest
- 呆dāidull
- 困kùnsleepy
- 床chuángbed
- 未wèinot yet
- 末mòend
- 本běnmeasure word for books
- 术shùskill
- 朴pǔplain
- 朵duǒmeasure word for flowers and clouds
- 朽xiǔdecayed
- 杀shāto kill
Quick facts
| Pinyin | jī |
|---|---|
| Meaning | machine |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Radical | 木 (tree, #75) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
Questions about 机
What does 机 mean?
机 (jī) means “machine”.
How many strokes does 机 have?
机 has 6 strokes.
What is the radical of 机?
The radical of 机 is 木 (mù, “tree”), Kangxi radical number 75.
What parts make up 机?
机 is made of 木 (tree) and 几 (how many).
Keep learning
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