挤

擠
jǐ
#1,659 most
frequent character
squeeze, press, crowd, push
verb
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

挤 joins 扌 hand with 齐 qí for the sound. Its first meaning was to push or arrange. From there it grew to squeeze or press, and then to crowd in.

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Example Sentences

我挤进人群中。
wǒ jǐjìn rénqúnzhōng 。
I squeezed into the crowd.
请不要挤压这个瓶子。
qǐng búyào jǐ yā zhègè píngzǐ 。
Please do not press this bottle.
车站里人太挤了。
chēzhàn lǐ rén tài jǐle 。
It was too crowded at the station.

Words with similar meanings

压yā
press
More focused on the action of applying pressure rather than physical crowding.
拥挤yōngjǐ
crowded
Describes a situation where there are many people, emphasizing the density rather than the action of squeezing.

Homophones

HSK 3
几jǐ
how much, how many, several, a few
济jǐ
used in 濟濟|济济[ji3 ji3]
己jǐ
self, oneself
给jǐ
to supply, to provide

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