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嘰
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叽
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sigh in disapproval

HSK 10
Human →Body →Face
jī
キ、ケ
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 幾 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (嘰)
口 mouth+ 幾 how many? =
嘰 sigh in disapproval
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
幾 Phonetic component
how many?
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Simplified (叽)
口 mouth+ 几 small table =
叽 sigh in disapproval
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
几 Phonetic component
jī small table
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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)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
嘰
Regular
Modern
Chinese
叽 / 嘰 [jī]
grumble
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
叽叽喳喳 [jī​jī​zhā​zhā] #18,434
(onom.) chirp
叽里咕噜 [jī​li​gū​lū] #44,221
see 嘰哩咕嚕|叽哩咕噜[jī​li​gū​lū]
哔叽 [bì​jī] #55,280
serge (loanword)
叽哩咕噜 [jī​li​gū​lū] #55,549
(onom.) to jabber
咔叽 [kǎ​jī] #60,824
khaki (loanword)
叽叽嘎嘎 [jī​jī​gá​gá] #67,437
(onom.) giggling noise
不拉叽 [bù​lā​jī]
(nasty, stupid etc) as can be
叽咋柳莺 [jī​zǎ​liǔ​yīng]
(bird species of China) common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
东方叽咋柳莺 [dōng​fāng​jī​zǎ​liǔ​yīng]
(bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)
毛哔叽 [máo​bì​jī]
serge
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