叽

嘰
jī
#3,192 most
frequent character
grumble

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

叽 has 口 mouth as its meaning part and 几 jǐ as its sound part. It first meant to eat a small amount, and later grew to grumble and chirp.

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Homophones

鸡jī
chicken
积jī
to amass, to accumulate
几jī
almost
几jī
small table
基jī
(bound form) base, foundation
奇jī
odd (number)
激jī
to arouse, to incite, to excite

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