计算机 (jì suàn jī)
computer; (Tw) calculator; CL:臺|台[tai2]
Character breakdown
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计 (Jì) · 4 strokes
Depicts saying (言) numbers (十) to count or calculate.
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算 (suàn) · 14 strokes
Depicts a tool (具) made from bamboo (⺮) for performing calculations, such as an abacus.
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机 (Jī) · 6 strokes
Simplified form of 機. Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 几 represents the sound.