仪 yí
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 义 right conduct, propriety
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
仪器
yíqì
instrument, apparatus
Characters in this word
器 qì
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 实验开始前，研究员必须校准所有仪器。 Shíyàn kāishǐ qián, yánjiūyuán bìxū jiàozhǔn suǒyǒu yíqì. Before the experiment begins, researchers must calibrate all the instruments.
- 医院里的各种仪器都需要定期检查。 Yīyuàn lǐ de gè zhǒng yíqì dōu xūyào dìngqī jiǎnchá. All kinds of instruments in the hospital need regular checks.
- 这台仪器很贵，用的时候千万要小心。 Zhè tái yíqì hěn guì, yòng de shíhou qiānwàn yào xiǎoxīn. This instrument is very expensive, so be extremely careful when using it.