jǐ
squeeze; press; crowd; push; crowded
人太多，车厢里很挤。
rén tài duō, chēxiāng lǐ hěn jǐ.
There are too many people, the carriage is very crowded.
我挤进人群，好不容易才上了车。
wǒ jǐ jìn rénqún, hǎo bù róngyì cái shàngle chē.
I squeezed into the crowd and finally got on the bus.
他挤眉弄眼地做了个鬼脸。
tā jǐ méi nòng yǎn de zuòle ge guǐliǎn.
He made a grimace by squeezing his eyebrows and eyes.
松 (sōng)
loose
宽 (kuān)
wide
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The Chinese character 挤 (jǐ) is composed of two parts: the radical 扌(shǒu), which indicates that the character is related to hand or action, and the phonetic component 挤 (jǐ), which gives the character its pronunciation. The original meaning of 挤 is "to press or squeeze with the hand". In modern Chinese, it has extended to mean "to crowd", "to jostle", or "to force one's way into a space".The character 挤 first appeared in the oracle bone script, the earliest known form of Chinese writing. In the oracle bone script, 挤 was depicted as a hand holding a stick to press down on something. This suggests that the original meaning of 挤 was "to press down" or "to crush".In the seal script, the next stage of Chinese writing, 挤 was further simplified. The hand was no longer depicted, and the stick was replaced by a dot. This simplified form of 挤 is still used in modern Chinese.The character 挤 has a rich history and a variety of meanings. It is a useful character to know for anyone who wants to learn Chinese.
