吱 (zi1 | zi1 zhi1) : squeak; chirp; creak; screech

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吱

zi1

zi1 zhi1

[粵] zi1 [國] zi1
[1] squeak; chirp; hiss
[2] utter a sound

[粵] zi1 [國] zhi1
creak, screech; gibber

Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

吱

This word has been viewed 2748 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Dec 2014 06:19

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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 zaa1 zaa1 = chirping together; talking in confusion; noisy chattering 粵

吱吱聲 zi1 zi1 seng1 zi1 zi1 sheng1 = 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 = nag, moan, whine or argue 粵

吱渣 zi1 zaa2 zhi1 zha1 = Oriental Magpie Robin　

吱吱喳蹦蹦吧 zi4 zi4 zaa4 bam4 bam4 baa4 = drinking game phrase 粵

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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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Unicode code for this character: U+5431 (off-site link)

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