Guitar in Chinese (Mandarin): 吉他 (jítā)

吉他
jítā
guitar
- Simplified
- 吉他
- Traditional
- 吉他
- Pinyin
- jítā
- Typed as
- jita
Use it in a sentence
吉他有六根弦。
A guitar has six strings.
The characters in 吉他
吉
Lucky; here it is for the sound.
6 strokes
他
He; here it is for the sound.
5 strokes
吉他 sounds like "guitar". Playing the guitar is 弹吉他 (tán jítā).
More examples with 吉他
哥哥在弹吉他。
哥哥在彈吉他。
Gēge zài tán jítā.
My big brother is playing the guitar.
我想学吉他。
我想學吉他。
Wǒ xiǎng xué jítā.
I want to learn the guitar.
How to write 吉他 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
吉 6 strokes
他 5 strokes
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