吱
2 readings · tap one to hear it
(onom.) creaking or groaning
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 吱
- Common rank
- #3,276
- Unicode
- U+5431
Sound it out + = · + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 吱
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吱声 | to utter a word; to make a sound; to cheep; to squeak; also pr. [zi1 sheng1] | |
| 吱嘎声 | (linguistics) creaky voice; vocal fry | |
| 吱吱声 | squeak | |
| 吱嘎 | (onom.) creak; crunch | |
| 嘎吱 | (onom.) creak; crunch | |
| 吱吱嘎嘎 | (onom.) creaking and grating | |
| 咯吱 | (onom.) creak; groan | |
| 吱呀 | (onom.) creaking |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 支 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支 sound part | to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank) | |
| 技 | ability, talent; skill, technique | |
| 鼓 | drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse | |
| 翅 | wings; fins | |
| 枝 | branches, limbs; to branch off | |
| 肢 | limbs | |
| 歧 | to diverge, to fork; a branch; a side road | |
| 跂 | to creep, to crawl | |
| 岐 | to diverge, to branch; the name of a mountain | |
| 豉 | fermented beans | |
| 忮 | stubborn; perverse; aggressive | |
| 庋 | cupboard, pantry | |
| 芰 | water caltrop |