吱

zhī
#2,799 most
frequent character
(onom.) creaking or groaning

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

吱 has 口 mouth as its meaning part and 支 zhī as a sound part. It first meant a sound or noise. Read zhī, it names a creak or groan. Read zī, it is the squeak of a mouse or the chirp of a bird.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

吱zī
(onom.) chirp, squeak, creak

Homophones

HSK 4
之zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)
HSK 5
支zhī
to support, to sustain, to erect
HSK 6
枝zhī
branch, classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
织zhī
knit, weave
氏zhī
see 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] and 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]
知zhī
to know, to be aware

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