器材
Old HSK 6
器材 (qìcái) · equipment
器材 (qìcái) means “equipment; materials”. It is written with 2 characters: 器 (device) + 材 (timber). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 器材 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)
材 cái · timber
What 材 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 才cái — ability
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
- 扌shǒu — hand
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 才 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学校买了新的体育器材。Xuéxiào mǎi le xīn de tǐyù qìcái.The school bought new sports equipment.
医院需要更多的医疗器材。Yīyuàn xūyào gèngduō de yīliáo qìcái.The hospital needs more medical equipment.
Questions about 器材
What does 器材 mean?
器材 (qìcái) means “equipment; materials”.
How do you pronounce 器材?
器材 is pronounced qìcái.
Which HSK level is 器材?
器材 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 机器jīqìmachine
- 武器wǔqìweapon
- 充电器chōngdiànqìcharger
- 器官qìguānorgan (of the body)
- 乐器yuèqìmusical instrument
- 容器róngqìcontainer
- 仪器yíqìinstrument
- 教材jiàocáitextbook
- 材料cáiliàomaterial
- 身材shēncáifigure
Learn 器材 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 143: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.