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机 jī — “machine”

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

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

Example sentence例句

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