1. 吱

吱

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  1. 吱 is the 2799th most frequent character.
  2. 吱 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 吱 appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. 吱 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
吱 => 口, 支
Radical :
吱 => 口 (mouth), 支 (branch)
Graphical :
吱 => 口, 一, 丨, ㇇, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi1 - creaking or groaning sound (onomatopoeia)
  2. zi1 - (of mice) to squeak/(of small birds) to chirp or peep (onomatopoeia)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 吱 (zhi1): The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 吱 (zi1): The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

吱声 (吱聲)

Medium Frequency

吱 
吱吱声 (吱吱聲)
嘎吱 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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