叽

嘰

jī

onomatopoeia #14,995

Meanings

1 chirp; squeak (onomatopoeia)
2 to grumble; to mutter

Characters

chirp; grumble (onomatopoeia)

Examples

小鸟叽叽喳喳地叫个不停。

Xiǎoniǎo jījīzhāzhā de jiào gè bù tíng.

The little birds kept chirping non-stop.

他在那儿叽叽咕咕地说什么呢？

Tā zài nàr jījīgūgū de shuō shénme ne?

What is he over there muttering about?

Tips

usage

Almost always reduplicated: 叽叽喳喳 (jījīzhāzhā, chirping/chattering noisily), 叽叽咕咕 (jījīgūgū, whispering/muttering). Rarely used as a single character.

Stroke Order

叽 jī