Chinese Word: 吱 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

吱Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:支 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 支 [ zhī ] to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)

Similar Characters: 忮

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Pinyin: zhī

English Definition:(onom.) creaking or groaning

Example Words:

嘎吱	gā zhī	(onom.) creak; crunch
咯吱	gē zhī	(onom.) creak; groan
吱声	zhī shēng	to utter a word; to make a sound; to cheep; to squeak; also pr. [zi1 sheng1]
吱嘎	zhī gā	(onom.) creak; crunch

Pinyin: zī

English Definition:(onom.) to squeak (of mice); to chirp or peep (of small birds)

Chinese Definition:
①(吱声)方言，做声，如“我反复问了几次，他就是不吱吱”。

Example Words:

	吱吱嘎嘎	zī zī gā gā	(onom.) creaking and grating
	吱吱声	zī zī shēng	squeak

1		chuán 船 gǔ 骨 zài 在 bào fēng yǔ 暴风雨 zhōng 中 zhī 吱 gá 嘎 zuò xiǎng 作响。 The ship's timbers groaned audibly during the storm.
2		mén 门 zhī 吱 gá 嘎 yì shēng 一声 dǎ kāi 打开 le 了， kū shēng 哭声 yě 也 tíng 停 le 了。 I opened it with a creak, and the crying stopped.
3		dà jiā 大家 bàn zhe 伴着 yǐ zi 椅子 de 的 zhī 吱 níng 咛 shēng 声 ān dùn 安顿 xià lai 下来。 Chairs creak as everybody gets settled.
4		wǒ 我 de 的 tǐ zhòng 体重 shǐ 使 lǎo fáng zǐ 老房子 de 的 lóu tī 楼梯 zhī 吱 gá 嘎 zuò xiǎng 作响。 The steps of the old house groaned under my weight.
5		wǒ 我 tiào 跳 shàng 上 jiù chē 旧车， yí lù 一路 zhī 吱 gá 嘎 shēng 声， cōng máng 匆忙 qí 骑 huí jiā 回家。 I jumped on my old bike and rattled home.

1		chuán 船 gǔ 骨 zài 在 bào fēng yǔ 暴风雨 zhōng 中 zhī 吱 gá 嘎 zuò xiǎng 作响。 The ship's timbers groaned audibly during the storm.
2		mén 门 zhī 吱 gá 嘎 yì shēng 一声 dǎ kāi 打开 le 了， kū shēng 哭声 yě 也 tíng 停 le 了。 I opened it with a creak, and the crying stopped.
3		dà jiā 大家 bàn zhe 伴着 yǐ zi 椅子 de 的 zhī 吱 níng 咛 shēng 声 ān dùn 安顿 xià lai 下来。 Chairs creak as everybody gets settled.
4		wǒ 我 de 的 tǐ zhòng 体重 shǐ 使 lǎo fáng zǐ 老房子 de 的 lóu tī 楼梯 zhī 吱 gá 嘎 zuò xiǎng 作响。 The steps of the old house groaned under my weight.
5		wǒ 我 tiào 跳 shàng 上 jiù chē 旧车， yí lù 一路 zhī 吱 gá 嘎 shēng 声， cōng máng 匆忙 qí 骑 huí jiā 回家。 I jumped on my old bike and rattled home.