sour or tart in taste or smell, like vinegar; spoiled or fermented food

Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings

Describes low sounds such as chirping, sighing, or whispering; now usually written as 叽 jī

A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.

sore, aching, or tingling, usually due to fatigue or illness; same as 痠 suān

Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings

Describes low sounds such as chirping, sighing, or whispering; now usually written as 叽 jī

A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.