器(qì)

HSK 316 strokes

device

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Character information

Pinyin
qì
Meaning
device; tool; utensil; CL:台
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 器 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿳⿰口口犬⿰口口

Four cooking vessels 口 guarded by a dog 犬

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

Made of

口kǒu犬quǎn

Parts are arranged three parts stacked.

How to write 器 step by step

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

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Words with 器

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

chōng充diàn电qì器
HSK 4

battery charger

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yí仪qì器
HSK 6

instrument; apparatus

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shén什qì器

various kinds of everyday utensils

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biàn便qì器

toilet; urinal

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wěi伟qì器

great talent

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chuán传gǎn感qì器

sensor; transducer

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yuán元qì器jiàn件

component

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xiōng凶qì器

lethal weapon

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

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充电仪什便伟传感

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