zhī yā

吱呀 (zhī yā) is a Chinese word meaning “(onom.) creaking”.

Meanings

  1. 1(onom.) creaking

Characters in 吱呀

吱zhī · (onom.) creaking or groaning呀yā · ah (used to express surprise)

Related words

呀ah (used to express surprise)呀(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)哎呀interjection of wonder, shock or admiration啊呀interjection of surprise吱(onom.) creaking or groaning吱(onom.) chirp; squeak; creak吱声to utter a word咯吱(onom.) creak; groan吱吱嘎嘎(onom.) creaking and grating吱吱声squeak吱嘎(onom.) creak吱嘎声(linguistics) creaky voice

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