What does 咿 mean in Chinese?

咿 (yī) means "(onom.) to squeak" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 咿?

咿 is pronounced "yī" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

咿 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

咿 appears in various compound words in Chinese.

You can practice writing 咿 using our stroke order tool.

咿

yī

(onom.) to squeak

Radical: 口 (no. 30)

Example sentences coming soon.

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.