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擠
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挤
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squeeze

HSK 10
Human →Actions
jǐ
セイ、サイ
お.す
제
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 齊 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (擠)
扌 hand (side)+ 齊 identical =
擠 squeeze
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
齊 Phonetic component
identical
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Simplified (挤)
扌 hand (side)+ 齐 equal =
挤 crowd
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
齐 Phonetic component
qí equal
even, uniform, of equal length
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
擠
Regular
Modern
Chinese
挤 / 擠 [jǐ]
to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (34)
拥挤 [yōng​jǐ] #8,351
crowded
挤出 [jǐ​chū] #10,811
to squeeze out
挤压 [jǐ​yā] #14,548
to squeeze
挤满 [jǐ​mǎn] #15,823
crowded to bursting point
排挤 [pái​jǐ] #14,022
to crowd out
挤进 [jǐ​jìn] #20,234
to break into
挤占 [jǐ​zhàn] #20,248
to seize
拥挤不堪 [yōng​jǐ​bù​kān] #35,478
overcrowded
挤兑 [jǐ​duì] #45,054
a run on a bank
挤奶 [jǐ​nǎi] #34,185
to milk
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
擠陥 [せいかん] #286,534
tempting into crime