吱

The character "吱" has 7 strokes. "吱" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "吱" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "吱" are "zī" "zhī" . View the stroke order of "吱">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "吱"

int/v.: sound of creaking, squeaking or peeping; (of mice, etc) squeak; (of small birds) chirp; peep; cheep

v.: utter a sound

• peep : v.偷看；窥探；发出哔哔声；隐现；缓慢出现
• cheep : n.吱吱尖叫；吱吱声；一点点声音；极轻的声音

Form words with "吱"

吱嘎作响的楼梯 creaky stairs

Example phrases using "吱"

• 叫了他半天，他一声也不吱。

  He did not utter a sound though I had called him for a long time.

• 他连个声都不敢吱。

  He didn’t dare to utter a word.

• 门吱嘎一声打开了。

  The door opened with a squeak.

• 轿车沿路吱嘎吱嘎缓慢行驶。

  The car came chuntering up the track.

• 詹姆士重重坐回椅子上，椅子被压得吱嘎作响。

  James slumped back into his chair, making it groan and bulge.

• 他侧耳听着它吱吱吱舐食的声音.

  He listened to her licking lap.

• 轿子在重负之下吱吱呀呀地响着.

  The sedan is creaky under the heavy weight.

• 手推车吱嘎吱嘎地走在圆石路上。

  The cart rattled over the cobbled street.

• 后来，他躺得更老实了，不吱一声。

  Then he laid stiller, and didn't make a sound.

• 冻结的草在他的脚下吱嘎吱嘎地响.

  The frozen grass crunching beneath his feet.