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咿

yī
interjection #28,818

Meanings

  1. 1 (onomatopoeia) squeak; creak
  2. 2 (baby babble) cooing sound

Examples

婴儿咿咿呀呀地学着说话。
Yīng'ér yīyīyāyā de xué zhe shuōhuà.
The baby was babbling and learning to speak.
门咿地一声响，慢慢打开了。
Mén yī de yī shēng xiǎng, mànmàn dǎkāi le.
The door squeaked and slowly opened.

Tips

usage
咿 often appears in the reduplicated form 咿咿呀呀 (yīyīyāyā), describing baby babbling or incomprehensible speech. As a standalone sound it mimics a squeak or creak.

Stroke Order

咿 yī