Chinese symbol for “device”
器
qì
device; tool; utensil; 台 (tái)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for device is 器 (qì), defined as: device; tool; utensil; 台 (tái).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “device”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 器件 | qì jiàn | device; component |
| 具 | jù | tool; device |
| 装置 (裝置) | zhuāng zhì | to install; installation |
| 招 | zhāo | to recruit; to provoke |
| 电器 (電器) | diàn qì | (electrical) appliance; device |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “device”.
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.