Memory phrase for the character: 唧

唧

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Meaning to splash, pump water, to whisper, to mutter

Pronunciation

jī

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: immediate, prompt 即 (Not good 艮, this person should bow 卩 down, immediately!)

Mnemonic
 
The mouth is not good, when during 'bowing down' sth. is: splashing out.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
艮 not goodThis 良 is the character for "good", but since the accent is missing it is understood as "not good".
卩 bent personshows a person 人 bowing down deeply. (Further radicals with "person" are: sitting 匕 sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
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 Vocabulary

唧唧喳喳 jī jī zhā zhā  onomat. chattering or giggling
唧唧喳喳 jī jī zhā zhā  onomat. chattering or giggling
唧唧 jī jī  onomat. chirping of insects, sighing noise etc
唧唧 jī jī  onomat. chirping of insects, sighing noise etc
苦不唧儿 kǔ bu jīr  slightly bitter
苦不唧 kǔ bu jī  slightly bitter
苦不唧 kǔ bu jī  

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