Meaning
device; tool; utensil
Chinese: 器具、器械或才能。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qi” becomes a different word in each tone. 器 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 武器wǔ qìweapon; arms
- 机器jī qìmachine
- 器官qì guān(physiology) organ; apparatus
- 充电器chōng diàn qìbattery charger
- 机器人jī qì rénrobot; android
Example Sentence
他会弹好几种乐器。Tā huì tán hǎo jǐ zhǒng yuè qì.He can play several musical instruments.
他Tāhe会huìcan弹tánto pluck (a string)好几hǎo jǐseveral种zhǒngseed乐器yuè qìmusical instrument。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Four mouths/vessels (口) around 犬 (a dog guarding them): vessels — ‘a vessel, utensil, ware, instrument, tool; an organ (of the body); capacity, talent; to value, think highly of’ (器官, 武器, 机器).
A way to remember it
Vessels (口) guarded by a dog (犬) — a utensil, instrument.