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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).

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

仪 yí
instrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “instrument”

WordPinyinMeaning
工具gōng jùtool; instrument
具jùtool; device
器械qì xièapparatus; instrument

Related words

Other words that share a character with 仪器.

WordPinyinMeaning
仪式 (儀式)yí shìceremony
礼仪 (禮儀)lǐ yíetiquette; ceremony
仪表 (儀表)yí biǎoappearance; bearing
殡仪馆 (殯儀館)bìn yí guǎna funeral home; an undertaker's
心仪 (心儀)xīn yíto admire
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms
机器 (機器)jī qìmachine; 台 (tái),部 (bù),个 (gè)
机器人 (機器人)jī qì rénrobot; 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.

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