硬件 (yìngjiàn) · hardware

硬件 (yìngjiàn) means “hardware”. It is written with 2 characters: 硬 (hard) + 件 (measure word for clothes, matters etc.). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 硬件 is built

The characters

硬 yìng · hard

What 硬 is made of

石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
更gèng — more
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 曰yuē — to speak
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
  - 丿 — falling stroke

件 jiàn · measure word for clothes, matters etc.

What 件 is made of

亻rén — person
牛niú — ox

Origin hint: A man 亻 dividing up a cow 牛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

电脑的硬件需要更新。Diànnǎo de yìngjiàn xūyào gēngxīn.The computer hardware needs upgrading.

这家公司主要生产电脑硬件。Zhè jiā gōngsī zhǔyào shēngchǎn diànnǎo yìngjiàn.This company mainly makes computer hardware.

Questions about 硬件

What does 硬件 mean?

硬件 (yìngjiàn) means “hardware”.

How do you pronounce 硬件?

硬件 is pronounced yìngjiàn.

Which HSK level is 硬件?

硬件 is in Old HSK 5.

Related words

Learn 硬件 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 114: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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