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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qì | qi4
English translation
device
tool
utensil
CL: tái
> Tái [tái]
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Four cooking vessels kǒu  guarded by a dog  quǎn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿳⿰口口犬口口

Explanation

Origin unclear.

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所有 suǒyǒu 喇叭 lǎba dōu jiē zài 单一 dān yī de 扩音器 kuò yīn qì shǎng .

All the speakers hook up to a single amplifier.

作为 zuòwéi 计时器 jì shí qì , lòu de 使用 shǐyòng 日晷 rì guǐ Shǐ wéi 普遍 pǔbiàn .

Many ancient Chinese men of letters left behind beautiful verses about the clepsydra.

suān 银器 yín qì de 表面 biǎomiàn 腐蚀 fǔshí le .

Acid had pitted the surface of the silver.

这个 zhè ge 脉冲 mài chōng Néng 迫使 pò shǐ 断路器 duàn lù qì 切断 qiē duàn de 主机 zhǔ jī 30 miǎo .

That pulse forces the circuit breaker to shut down her mainframe for 30 seconds.

银器 yín qì shì hěn hǎo de 结婚 jiéhūn 礼物 lǐwù .

Silver makes a good wedding present.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
武器 wǔqì weapon武器 wǔqì
device
机器 jīqì machine機器
机器人 jī qì rén robot機器人
器官 qìguān apparatus器官 qìguān
服务器 fú wù qì server (computer)服務器
电器 diàn qì device電器
仪器 yíqì instrument儀器
凶器 xiōng qì lethal weapon兇器
处理器 chǔ lǐ qì processor處理器
核武器 hé wǔ qì nuclear weapon核武器 hé wǔ qì
容器 róngqì receptacle容器 róngqì
显示器 xiǎn shì qì monitor (computer)顯示器
器材 qìcái equipment器材 qìcái
器械 qì xiè apparatus器械 qì xiè
乐器 yuèqì musical instrument樂器
传感器 chuán gǎn qì sensor傳感器
兵器 bīng qì weaponry兵器 bīng qì
探测器 tàn cè qì detector探測器
监视器 jiān shì qì security camera監視器
遥控器 yáo kòng qì remote control遙控器
窃听器 qiè tīng qì bug竊聽器
瓷器 cí qì chinaware瓷器 cí qì
热水器 rè shuǐ qì water heater熱水器
发射器 fā shè qì radio transmitter發射器

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Decomposition

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