機

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机

🇨🇳

machine

HSK 10 N2

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jī

キ

はた

기

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 幾 represents the sound.

Components

Traditional (機)

木 tree+ 幾 how many? =

機 machine

木 Meaning component

mù tree

幾 Phonetic component

how many?

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Simplified (机)

木 tree+ 几 small table =

机 desk

木 Meaning component

mù tree

几 Phonetic component

jī small table

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

機

Regular

Modern

Chinese

机 / 機 [Jī]

surname Ji

机 / 機 [jī]

machine; engine; opportunity; intention; aircraft; pivot; crucial point; flexible (quick-witted); organic; CL:臺|台[tái]

Japanese

機はた同音

noun loom

機き同音

noun

chance; opportunity
machine
aircraft

counter

counter for aircraft
video games counter for (remaining) lives

Example Sentences

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私の祖母ははたを織るのが好きだ。

My grandmother likes to weave things.

私たちはその機を最大限に利用した。

We made the most of the opportunity.

セールスマンはひき肉機の使い方を操作して説明した。

The salesman demonstrated how to use the mincer.

機は急角度で上昇し、それから海岸を離れるにつれて水平飛行に移った。

The plane rose sharply before leveling off as it left the coast.

Japanese Names

機き

Ki surname

機たくみ

Takumi unclassified name

機はかる

Hakaru given name

機はた

Hata surname

CHINESE WORDS (200)

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JAPANESE WORDS (200)

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KOREAN WORDS (76)

airplane; aircraft; plane

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