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IDENTITY

device; instrument

HSK 3Top 350

CORE MEANING

device; instrument

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.device; vesselHSK3

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
mouth radical (kǒu)
strokes
16
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿳吅犬吅
    • the guard (old vessels shaped like dogs)
    • part of the structure

USAGE

Common words

机器jīqìmachine
机器人jīqìrénrobot
乐器yuèqìmusical instrument

Graded examples

  • 机器人会扫地。Jīqìrén huì sǎodì.HSK4

    The robot can sweep the floor.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Four mouths (口) around a guard dog (犬) — a vessel, an instrument.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#350
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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