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— “machine”

How to write and say the Chinese character (jī), which means machine — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Out & about.

Pinyin · 拼音
Meaning · 意思 machine
Strokes · 笔画 6
Radical · 部首 (tree)
Hear it · 听发音
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Stroke order笔顺

机 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

Picture it: a table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation.

A common word常用词

shǒu

mobile phone

Example sentence例句

zuòfēizhōngguó

I fly to China by plane.

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.