Chinese symbol for “squeak”
咿
yī
(onom.) to squeak
The closest CC-CEDICT match for squeak is 咿 (yī), defined as: (onom.) to squeak.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “squeak”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吱吱声 (吱吱聲) | zī zī shēng | squeak |
| 吱 | zī | (onom.) chirp; squeak; creak |
| 吱声 (吱聲) | zhī shēng | to utter a word; to make a sound |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 咿.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咿呀学语 (咿呀學語) | yī yā xué yǔ | (of a baby) to babble |
See also: Japanese symbol for “squeak”.
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.