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机 — machine; mechanism; aircraft

machine; mechanism; aircraft; an opportunity

Pinyin
jī · Jī
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
recognition only

This character has more than one reading — jī, Jī — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 机: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

机 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

Build a printable practice sheet with 机

Words with 机 in the HSK syllabus: 46

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 飞机fēijīairplaneHSK 1
  2. 手机shǒujīcell phone; mobile phoneHSK 1
  3. 机场jīchǎngairport; airfieldHSK 2
  4. 机票jīpiàoplane ticket; airline ticketHSK 2
  5. 耳机ěrjīheadphones; earphones; telephone receiverHSK 3
  6. 关机guānjīto turn off; to finish shooting a filmHSK 3
  7. 机会jīhuìopportunity; chance; occasionHSK 3
  8. 开机kāijīto start an engine; to boot upHSK 3
  9. 司机sījīchauffeur; driverHSK 3
  10. 洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine; washerHSK 3
  11. 相机xiàngjīcamera; at the opportune momentHSK 3
  12. 打印机dǎyìnjīprinterHSK 4
  13. 登机dēngjīto board a planeHSK 4
  14. 转机zhuǎnjīa turn for the better; to change planesHSK 4
  15. 机构jīgòumechanism; structure; organization; agencyHSK 5
  16. 机器jīqìmachineHSK 5
  17. 机器人jīqìrénrobot; androidHSK 5
  18. 计算机jìsuànjīcomputer; calculatorHSK 5
  19. 动机dòngjīmotive; motivationHSK 6
  20. 机动车jīdòngchēmotor vehicleHSK 6
  21. 机械jīxièmachine; machinery; mechanical; cunning; schemingHSK 6
  22. 机遇jīyùopportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luckHSK 6
  23. 机制jīzhìmechanismHSK 6
  24. 时机shíjīopportunity; opportune momentHSK 6
  25. 危机wēijīcrisisHSK 6
  26. 有机yǒujīorganicHSK 6
  27. 趁机chènjīto seize an opportunityHSK 7–9
  28. 当机立断dāngjī-lìduànto make prompt decisionsHSK 7–9
  29. 机舱jīcāngcabin of a planeHSK 7–9
  30. 机动jīdònglocomotive; motorized; power-driven; adaptableHSK 7–9
  31. 机关jīguānmechanism; gear; machine-operatedHSK 7–9
  32. 机灵jīlingalert; quick-witted; livelyHSK 7–9
  33. 机密jīmìsecret; classified; classified information; secretHSK 7–9
  34. 机智jīzhìquick-witted; resourcefulHSK 7–9
  35. 可乘之机kěchéngzhījīan opportunity that someone can exploitHSK 7–9
  36. 客机kèjīpassenger planeHSK 7–9
  37. 灵机一动língjī-yídònga bright idea suddenly occurs; to hit upon an inspirationHSK 7–9
  38. 契机qìjīopportunity; turning pointHSK 7–9
  39. 商机shāngjībusiness opportunity; commercial opportunityHSK 7–9
  40. 生机shēngjīopportunity to live; hope of successHSK 7–9

And 6 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.