叽 meaning and stroke order
To grumble; to sigh
How to write 叽, stroke by stroke
5 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 叽
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- grumble
How 叽 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 几 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 叽
叽 has a mouth 口 on the left, which tells you it is about sound, and 几 (jǐ) on the right, which gives the sound jī. Picture a mouth making a few small noises, like quiet grumbling.
叽 is rarely used alone and mostly appears in sound words and reduplicated forms. The most common is 叽叽喳喳 (jījī zhāzhā), the chatter of birds or noisy talking, and 叽咕 (jīgu), to mutter or whisper. Example: 鸟儿在树上叽叽喳喳。 (Niǎor zài shù shang jījī zhāzhā.) The birds are chirping in the tree.
Common mistake: Learners often read 叽 as jǐ because of its phonetic part 几, but 叽 is first tone, jī. Also do not confuse it with 讥 (jī, to mock), which has the speech radical 讠 instead of 口.
Questions about 叽
How many strokes are in 叽?
叽 is written with 5 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 叽 mean?
叽 (jī) means to grumble; to sigh.
How do you pronounce 叽?
叽 is pronounced jī, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 叽?
The radical of 叽 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 叽 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 叽?
The traditional form of 叽 is 嘰. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 叽 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 叽里咕噜 mean?
叽里咕噜 (jīligūlū) describes speech you cannot understand, like fast talk or a foreign language. It can also describe a rumbling sound, such as a stomach growling.
Is 叽 used in internet slang?
Yes, 叽 sometimes appears in playful online writing as a cute sound or ending. In standard Chinese, though, you mostly meet it in sound words like 叽叽喳喳 and 叽咕.