嗘 (jī) - A dialectal character used in Min Nan (Southern

嗘Tone 1

jī ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

慧佳

嗘 · jī

A dialectal character used in Min Nan (Southern Min) language, representing the sound 'ki' or 'khi', often used as a phonetic component in colloquial expressions.

A dialectal character used in Min Nan (Southern

Usage highlights

Min Nan dialectphonetic representationdialectal characterregional expressionsound imitation
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This character appears in Min Nan dialects (闽南语).
  • Used phonetically in local expressions (嗘嗘叫).
  • Appears in some regional place names (嗘头).

Collocations

  • Min Nan dialect(闽南语)
  • phonetic representation(表音)
  • dialectal character(方言字)
  • regional expression(地方用语)
  • sound imitation(拟声)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in Min Nan (Hokkien/Taiwanese) dialects as a phonetic character.
  • Represents regional linguistic variations in Chinese character usage.
  • Demonstrates how Chinese characters adapt to represent sounds in different dialects.

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