How to write 机 (jī, “machine”)
机 (jī), an HSK 1 character, means “machine”, “aircraft” and “an opportunity”. The traditional form is 機, 16 strokes instead of 6. Among the HSK words it appears in 手机 (“cell phone”), 飞机 (“airplane”) and 机场 (“airport”). Japanese reads it ki, “desk”, as a JLPT N2 kanji.
- Pinyin
- jī
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 木 (“tree”)
- Traditional
- 機
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
As a left-right character it splits into 木 (“tree”, the radical), strokes 1–4; 几 (“how many”), strokes 5–6, written the left part first.
- Horizontal ㇐leftrightwards
- Vertical ㇑top leftdownwards
- Left-falling stroke ㇒leftdown and left
- Dot ㇔lefta dot
- Left-falling stroke ㇒topdownwards
- Horizontal-turn-curve-hook ㇈topdownwards → upwards
Japanese and Chinese
Japanese and Chinese draw all 6 strokes in the same order and direction, by our stroke-by-stroke comparison.
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 机 · 6 strokes
- Traditional
- 機 · 16 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| jī first tone | (bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity; (bound form) crucial point; pivot; (bound form) quick-witted; flexible | 機 | 手机 飞机 机场 机票 |
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- Words with it
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Words with 机
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手机 手機 | shǒujī | cell phone; mobile phone HSK 1 |
| 飞机 飛機 | fēijī | airplane HSK 1 |
| 机场 機場 | jīchǎng | airport; airfield HSK 2 |
| 机票 機票 | jīpiào | plane ticket; airline ticket HSK 2 |
| 关机 關機 | guānjī | to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film HSK 3 |
| 司机 司機 | sījī | chauffeur; driver HSK 3 |
| 开机 開機 | kāijī | to start an engine; to boot up (a computer) HSK 3 |
| 机会 機會 | jīhuì | opportunity; chance HSK 3 |
| 洗衣机 洗衣機 | xǐyījī | washing machine; washer HSK 3 |
| 相机 相機 | xiàngjī | camera (abbr. for 照相机 (zhàoxiàngjī)); at the opportune moment HSK 3 |
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