打印机 (dǎyìnjī) · printer
打印机 (dǎyìnjī) means “printer”. It is written with 3 characters: 打 (to play (ball)) + 印 (print) + 机 (machine). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 打印机 is built
The characters
打 dǎ · to play (ball)
What 打 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 丁 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
印 yìn · print
What 印 is made of
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A hand 爪 stamping a seal 卩 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
机 jī · machine
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)
Example sentences
Questions about 打印机
What does 打印机 mean?
打印机 (dǎyìnjī) means “printer”.
How do you pronounce 打印机?
打印机 is pronounced dǎyìnjī.
Which HSK level is 打印机?
打印机 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 打车dǎchēto take a taxi
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 打球dǎqiúto play ball
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
- 打算dǎsuànto plan
- 打印dǎyìnto print
- 打破dǎpòto break
- 打听dǎtingto ask about
- 打败dǎbàito defeat
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.