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Chinese symbol for “cackling”

唧唧嘎嘎
jī ji gā gā
(onom.) cackling; creaking

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cackling is 唧唧嘎嘎 (jī ji gā gā), defined as: (onom.) cackling; creaking.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

唧 jī
the chirping of insects
radical 30 ⼝ · 10 strokes
唧
唧 ji
the chirping of insects
radical 30 ⼝ · 10 strokes
嘎 gā
a cackling sound; bad, malevolent
radical 30 ⼝ · 14 strokes
嘎
嘎 gā
a cackling sound; bad, malevolent
radical 30 ⼝ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 唧唧嘎嘎.

WordPinyinMeaning
唧唧jī jī(onom.) chirping of insects, sighing noise etc
吧唧bā jī(onom.) squishing sound; (ACG) character badge (loanword from Japanese)
哼哼唧唧hēng hēng jī jīwhining; groaning
唧唧喳喳jī jī zhā zhā(onom.) chattering or giggling
哼唧hēng jiwhisper
嘎嘎gā gā(onom.) quack; honk
嘎吱gā zhī(onom.) creak; crunch
嘎啦gā la(onom.) rumbling; rattling
吱吱嘎嘎zī zī gā gā(onom.) creaking and grating

See also: Japanese symbol for “cackling”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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