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吉他

jítā

guitar

A person sits on a stool playing a wooden guitar
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Characters in this word

吉 jí

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
士 scholar, gentleman 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 吉

他 tā

Strokes
5
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 也 also, too
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 那把旧吉他陪他走过地下乐队时期,如今已被捐给音乐博物馆。 Nà bǎ jiù jítā péi tā zǒuguò dìxià yuèduì shíqī, rújīn yǐ bèi juān gěi yīnyuè bówùguǎn. That old guitar accompanied him through his underground-band years and has now been donated to a music museum.
  • 他每天晚上都在阳台上练习弹吉他。 Tā měi tiān wǎnshang dōu zài yángtái shang liànxí tán jítā. Every evening he practises the guitar on the balcony.
  • 我想给妹妹买一把吉他作为生日礼物。 Wǒ xiǎng gěi mèimei mǎi yì bǎ jítā zuòwéi shēngrì lǐwù. I want to buy my younger sister a guitar as a birthday present.

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