Memory phrase for the character: 吱

吱

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Meaning

(of mice) to squeak, (of small birds) to chirp /peep

Pronunciation

zī

Explanation

 Left: mouth 口, right: twig, support 支 (hand 又 that holds a twig 十)

Mnemonic
 
The sound (= "what comes out of the mouth") of twigs in a hand is like: a squeak

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
支 branchThe bottom shows one of the variants of “hand 又”, which holds a branch or twig 十.




 Vocabulary

嘎吱 gā zhī  creak; crunch (onomatopoeia)
吱声 zhī shēng  to cheep
吱嘎 zhī gā  creak; crunch (onomatopoeia)
吱嘎 zhī gā  

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