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械 - xiè

weapons; implements, instruments

weapons; implements, instruments

How to read 械

Click 械 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinxiè
Englishweapons; implements, instruments
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

械系 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 械斗. Please read 器械 one more time.

Common words with this character

to arrest and shackle; to clap in irons
armed confrontation; bust-up between gangs
apparatus; instrument; equipment
armed

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 械 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 械系 and 械斗 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 械.