Chinese symbol for “machine”
机
jī
Traditional: 機
(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity; (bound form) crucial point; pivot
The closest CC-CEDICT match for machine is 机 (jī), defined as: (bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity; (bound form) crucial point; pivot; (bound form) quick-witted; flexible; (bound form) organic.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “machine”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 机器 (機器) | jī qì | machine; 台 (tái),部 (bù),个 (gè) |
| 机械 (機械) | jī xiè | machine; machinery |
| 机子 (機子) | jī zi | machine; device |
| 车 (車) | chē | car; vehicle |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 机.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 机构 (機構) | jī gòu | mechanism; structure |
| 机会 (機會) | jī huì | opportunity; chance |
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái) |
| 机关 (機關) | jī guān | mechanism; gear; machine-operated |
| 飞机 (飛機) | fēi jī | airplane; measure word: 架 (jià) |
| 机场 (機場) | jī chǎng | airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship |
See also: Japanese symbol for “machine”.
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.