Chinese symbol for “instrument”
仪器
yí qì
Traditional: 儀器
instrument; apparatus; 台 (tái)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for instrument is 仪器 (yí qì), defined as: instrument; apparatus; 台 (tái).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “instrument”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 仪器.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仪式 (儀式) | yí shì | ceremony |
| 礼仪 (禮儀) | lǐ yí | etiquette; ceremony |
| 仪表 (儀表) | yí biǎo | appearance; bearing |
| 殡仪馆 (殯儀館) | bìn yí guǎn | a funeral home; an undertaker's |
| 心仪 (心儀) | xīn yí | to admire |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “instrument”.
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.