计算机 (jìsuànjī) · computer
计算机 (jìsuànjī) means “computer”. It is written with 3 characters: 计 (to calculate) + 算 (to calculate) + 机 (machine). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 计算机 is built
The characters
计 jì · to calculate
What 计 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 十 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
算 suàn · to calculate
What 算 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 具jù — tool
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 目mù — eye
Origin hint: A bamboo ⺮ abacus 具 (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 计算机
What does 计算机 mean?
计算机 (jìsuànjī) means “computer”.
How do you pronounce 计算机?
计算机 is pronounced jìsuànjī.
Which HSK level is 计算机?
计算机 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 计划jìhuàplan
- 计算jìsuànto calculate
- 设计shèjìto design
- 预计yùjìto expect
- 会计kuàijìaccountant
- 统计tǒngjìto count
- 估计gūjìto estimate
- 共计gòngjìto total
- 计较jìjiàoto fuss about
- 千方百计qiānfāngbǎijìby every possible means
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.