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Chinese symbol for “mecha”

机甲
jī jiǎ
Traditional: 機甲
mecha (human-operated robots in Japanese manga)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mecha is 机甲 (jī jiǎ), defined as: mecha (human-operated robots in Japanese manga).

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

机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes
甲 jiǎ
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
radical 102 ⽥ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 机甲.

WordPinyinMeaning
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure
机会 (機會)jī huìopportunity; chance
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
机关 (機關)jī guānmechanism; gear; machine-operated
飞机 (飛機)fēi jīairplane; measure word: 架 (jià)
机场 (機場)jī chǎngairport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship
装甲 (裝甲)zhuāng jiǎvehicle armor
指甲zhǐ jiafingernail

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.