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咿
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descriptive of creaking

HSK 10
Human →Body →Face
yī
イ
つくりわら.い
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 伊 represents the sound. Simplified form of 吚.
Components
口 mouth+ 伊 queen =
咿 descriptive of creaking
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
伊 Phonetic component
yī queen
third person pronoun
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Chinese
咿 [yī]
(onom.) to squeak
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