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硬件

yìngjiàn

hardware

HSK 5 · Topic “Media and devices”
An open computer with circuit parts
Memory picture

Characters in this word

硬 yìng

Strokes
12
Radical
石 — stone, rock, mineral
Made of
石 stone, rock, mineral 更 more, further
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

件 jiàn

Strokes
6
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 牛 ox, cow, bull
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 电脑硬件坏了。 Diànnǎo yìngjiàn huài le. The computer hardware is broken.
  • 硬件需要升级。 Yìngjiàn xūyào shēngjí. The hardware needs an upgrade.
  • 这店卖硬件。 Zhè diàn mài yìngjiàn. This store sells hardware.

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