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Chinese symbol for “decoder”

解码器
jiě mǎ qì
Traditional: 解碼器
decoder

The closest CC-CEDICT match for decoder is 解码器 (jiě mǎ qì), defined as: decoder.

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Characters and stroke order

解 jiě
to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie
radical 148 ⾓ · 13 strokes
码 mǎ
number, numeral, symbol; yard
radical 112 ⽯ · 8 strokes
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “decoder”

WordPinyinMeaning
译码器 (譯碼器)yì mǎ qìdecoder

Related words

Other words that share a character with 解码器.

WordPinyinMeaning
了解liǎo jiěto understand; to know about; to learn about; to find out
解决 (解決)jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
解释 (解釋)jiě shìexplanation; to explain
理解lǐ jiěto comprehend; to understand
解放jiě fàngto liberate; to emancipate
密码 (密碼)mì mǎcipher; secret code; password; PIN
代码 (代碼)dài mǎcode
号码 (號碼)hào mǎnumber; measure word: 堆 (duī), 个 (gè)
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms

See also: Japanese symbol for “decoder”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.