器 (hei3 | qi4) : instrument, tool, utensil

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器

hei3

qi4

[1] an instrument; implement; utensil; tool; piece of apparatus [2] magnanimity [3] talent; ability; capacity [4] to think highly of (a person)

Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

器

This word has been viewed 14468 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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樂器 ngok6 hei3 yue4 qi4 = musical instrument

機器 gei1 hei3 ji1 qi4 = machine

性器 sing3 hei3 xing4 qi4 = sexual organs

計算器 gai3 syun3 hei3 ji4 suan4 ji1 = (Mainland PRC) calculator 國

小器 siu2 hei3 xiao3 qi4 = stingy; narrow-minded

電器 din6 hei3 dian4 qi4 = electrical appliance

器官 hei3 gun1 qi4 guan1 = a body organ

武器 mou5 hei3 wu3 qi4 = weapons; arms

儀器 ji4 hei3 yi2 qi4 = apparatus; equipment

注射器 zyu3 se6 hei3 = syringe
See all 291 compounds (CantoDict reports 327 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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呢部機器好容易操作。粵
It's easy to operate this machine.
[Whilst the English version needs a dummy subject "it", the Chinese version needs no subject with "this machine" functioning as a topic of the sentence.]

我今朝發咗個夢，係關於你嘅。喺夢裡面我見到你同我一齊玩器械。粵
This morning I had a dream, it was about you. In the dream I saw us playing the equipment together

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 器
Unicode code for this character: U+5668 (off-site link)

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