Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

tools

Chinese: 器械、机械。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xie” becomes a different word in each tone. 械 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 机械jī xièmachine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning
  • 器械qì xièapparatus; instrument; equipment; weapon
  • 械系xiè xìto arrest and shackle; to clap in irons
  • 持械chí xièarmed (robbery etc)
  • 械斗xiè dòuarmed confrontation; bust-up between gangs

Example Sentence

工厂里有很多大型的机械设备。Gōng chǎng lǐ yǒu hěn duō dà xíng de jī xiè shè bèi.There is a lot of large machinery in the factory.

工厂Gōng chǎngfactoryinsideyǒuto havehěnvery多大duō dàhow old?xíngmolddeof机械jī xièmachine设备shè bèiequipment