(onom.) creaking or groaning
(onom.) to squeak (of mice) / to chirp or peep (of small birds)
(onom.) chirp; squeak; creak

吱 character breakdown

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).
surname Zhi
to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a tree branch. James II of England (zh) has to repair the hull of the space station. His tool is a big cross (十) with one end cushioned with a boxing glove (又), which he is to use as a hammer. As he is floating in front of the space station (Ø1), the only tool to support him is a wooden branch (支) so that he won't float away.

Characters with 吱 as component

吱 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 吱

to utter a word / to make a sound / to cheep / to squeak / also pr. [zi1 sheng1]
(onom.) creak; groan
(onom.) creak / groan
(linguistics) creaky voice / vocal fry
(onom.) creaking and grating
(onom.) creak / crunch
(onom.) creak / crunch

Sentences with 吱

吱 currently does not appear in any sentence.