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[1] squeak; chirp; hiss [2] creak, screech; gibber Stroke count: 7
Level: 3
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 | |
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吱喳
zi1 zaa1 = (of birds) chirping together; (of women, children) talking in confusion, chatter
吱吱喳喳
zi1*4 zi1 zaa4 zaa4 = (of birds) chirping together, (of women, children) talking in confusion; noisy chattering
吱吱聲
zi1 zi1 seng1 = creaking sound; squeaking sound
吱吱噚
zi4 zi4 zam4 = whispering / talking
吱吱吾吾
zi1 zi1 m4 m4 = talking unclearly, ambiguously
阿吱阿咗
aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1 = to nag, moan, whine or argue 粵
吱吱喳蹦蹦吧
zi1*4 zi1*4 zaa1*4 bam4 bam4 baa1*4 = drinking game phrase 粵 |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1530/]吱[/url][/big]
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<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1530/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">吱</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 吱
Unicode code for this character: U+5431 (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1530/]吱[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1530/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">吱</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 吱
Unicode code for this character: U+5431 (off-site link)
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- the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
- our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
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- a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
- a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
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