机(jī)

HSK 16 strokesTrad. 機

surname Ji

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Character information

Pinyin
jī
Meaning
surname Ji
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
機

Origin & structure

Where 机 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰木几

A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

木mù几jǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 機: A table 幾 made of wood 木; 幾 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 机 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 机

Common words using 机 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

sì伺jī机
HSK 7-9

to wait for an opportunity

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zhǔ主jī机

main engine; (military) lead aircraft; (computing) host computer; main proc…

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chéng乘jī机

to take the opportunity; to take a plane

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shì事jī机

confidential aspects of a matter; secrets; key moment for action

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yī一xiàn线shēng生jī机

(idiom) a chance of survival; a fighting chance; a ray of hope

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bù不shī失shí时jī机

to seize the opportune moment

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jiāo交huàn换jī机

switch (telecommunications)

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rén人jī机jiè界miàn面

user interface

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From 机’s common words

伺主乘事一线生不

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