洗衣机 (xǐ yī jī)

Character breakdown

• 洗 (xǐ) · 9 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 先 represents the sound.

• 衣 (yī) · 6 strokes

  Pictograph of a shirt or coat.

• 机 (Jī) · 6 strokes

  Simplified form of 機. Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 几 represents the sound.