嘰
jī

sigh in disapproval

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 幾 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
幾
幾 Sound component
jǐ how much

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkɯl

說文解字

小食也。从口幾聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

叽 jī, jiào sigh in disapproval Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 几 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嘰.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
几
几 Sound component
jǐ, jī small table

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode