挤(jǐ)

HSK 59 strokesTrad. 擠

to crowd in

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Character information

Pinyin
jǐ
Meaning
to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule)
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
擠

Origin & structure

Where 挤 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌齐

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 齐 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu齐qí

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 挤 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 挤

Common words using 挤 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yōng拥jǐ挤
HSK 7-9

crowded

Open 拥挤 page →
jǐ挤yā压
HSK 7-9

to squeeze; to compress

Open 挤压 page →
yā压jǐ挤

to squeeze out; to extrude

Open 压挤 page →
āi挨jǐ挤

to crowd together; to jostle; squeezed

Open 挨挤 page →
pái排jǐ挤

to crowd out; to push aside; to supplant

Open 排挤 page →
yōng拥jǐ挤bù不kān堪

overcrowded

Open 拥挤不堪 page →
jǐ挤duì兑

bank run

Open 挤兑 page →
jǐ挤chū出

to squeeze out

Open 挤出 page →

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 挤’s common words

拥压挨排不堪兑出

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