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Chinese symbol for “robot”

机器人
jī qì rén
Traditional: 機器人
robot; android

The closest CC-CEDICT match for robot is 机器人 (jī qì rén), defined as: robot; android.

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
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “robot”

WordPinyinMeaning
机械人 (機械人)jī xiè rén(HK) robot

Related words

Other words that share a character with 机器人.

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
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms
机器 (機器)jī qìmachine; 台 (tái),部 (bù),个 (gè)
人民rén mínthe people

See also: Japanese symbol for “robot”.

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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