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Chinese symbol for “hardware”

硬件
yìng jiàn
hardware

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hardware is 硬件 (yìng jiàn), defined as: hardware.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

硬 yìng
firm, hard, strong; obstinate
radical 112 ⽯ · 12 strokes
件 jiàn
item, matter; component, part; measure word for events
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “hardware”

WordPinyinMeaning
铁器 (鐵器)tiě qìhardware; ironware
硬体 (硬體)yìng tǐ(Tw) (computer) hardware

Related words

Other words that share a character with 硬件.

WordPinyinMeaning
硬币 (硬幣)yìng bìcoin; measure word: 枚 (méi)
强硬 (強硬)qiáng yìngtough; unyielding
硬盘 (硬盤)yìng pánhard disk
坚硬 (堅硬)jiān yìnghard; solid
硬度yìng dùhardness
事件shì jiànincident; event
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
文件wén jiàndocument; file

See also: Japanese symbol for “hardware”.

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.

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