器官
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
器官 (qìguān) · organ (of the body)
器官 (qìguān) means “organ (of the body)”. It is written with 2 characters: 器 (device) + 官 (official). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 器官 is built
The characters
器 qì · device
What 器 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大dà — big
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Four cooking vessels 口 guarded by a dog 犬 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
官 guān · official
What 官 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 㠯yǐ — according to
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 己jǐ — self
Example sentences
心脏是人体重要的器官。Xīnzàng shì réntǐ zhòngyào de qìguān.The heart is an important organ of the body.
眼睛是看东西的器官。Yǎnjing shì kàn dōngxi de qìguān.The eyes are the organs we see with.
Questions about 器官
What does 器官 mean?
器官 (qìguān) means “organ (of the body)”.
How do you pronounce 器官?
器官 is pronounced qìguān.
Which HSK level is 器官?
器官 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 机器jīqìmachine
- 武器wǔqìweapon
- 充电器chōngdiànqìcharger
- 乐器yuèqìmusical instrument
- 器材qìcáiequipment
- 容器róngqìcontainer
- 仪器yíqìinstrument
- 法官fǎguānjudge
- 官方guānfāngofficial
- 外交官wàijiāoguāndiplomat
Learn 器官 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.