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Chinese symbol for “mechanical”

机械性
jī xiè xìng
Traditional: 機械性
mechanical

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mechanical is 机械性 (jī xiè xìng), defined as: mechanical.

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
械 xiè
weapons; tools; instruments
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mechanical”

WordPinyinMeaning
机械 (機械)jī xièmachine; machinery
刻板kè bǎnstiff; inflexible

Related words

Other words that share a character with 机械性.

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
机械 (機械)jī xièmachine; machinery
机械化 (機械化)jī xiè huàto mechanize
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “mechanical”.

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.