| 唧唧 | jī jī | (onom.) chirping of insects, sighing noise etc | |
| 吧唧 | bā jī | (onom.) squishing sound | |
| 唧筒 | jī tǒng | a pump; water pump | |
| 唧咕 | jī gu | (onom.) whisper | |
| 唧唧喳喳 | jī jī zhā zhā | (onom.) chattering or giggling |
| 1 | The water squirted all over me. | |
| 2 | The train clattered out of the station. | |
| 3 | We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance. | |
| 4 | His foot stuck in the burl, he shouted frightenedly. | |
| 5 | Ji has no material meaning but accessional meanings and phraseological functions. |