器 — Chinese character
器
qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
- Pinyin
- qì
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 16
- Components
- 口 口 犬 口 口
- Formation
- ideographic — Four cooking vessels 口 guarded by a dog 犬
- Japanese
- 器 as a kanji
Common words with 器
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon; arms |
| 机器 (機器) | jī qì | machine; 台 (tái),部 (bù),个 (gè) |
| 机器人 (機器人) | jī qì rén | robot; android |
| 服务器 (服務器) | fú wù qì | server (computer); 台 (tái) |
| 仪器 (儀器) | yí qì | instrument; apparatus; 台 (tái) |
| 器官 | qì guān | (physiology) organ; apparatus |
| 浏览器 (瀏覽器) | liú lǎn qì | browser (software) |
| 乐器 (樂器) | yuè qì | musical instrument; measure word: 件 (jiàn) |
| 核武器 | hé wǔ qì | nuclear weapon |
| 电器 (電器) | diàn qì | (electrical) appliance; device |
| 器材 | qì cái | equipment; material |
| 处理器 (處理器) | chǔ lǐ qì | processor |
English words written with 器
器 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 12 · Analects 6 · Art of War 1 · Mencius 7 · Zhuangzi 15 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 11
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 28
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 29
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 31
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 36
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 41
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 57
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 67
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