擠

See also: 挤

擠	U+64E0, 擠 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64E0

← 擟
[U+64DF]

CJK Unified Ideographs

擡 →
[U+64E1]

Translingual

Han character

擠 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+14, 17 strokes, Cangjie input 手卜難 (QYX), four-corner 5002₃, composition ⿰扌齊)

Derived characters

𫬬

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 459, character 23
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12848
Dae Jaweon: page 808, character 16
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1976, character 1
Unihan data for U+64E0

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (齊) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
儕	*zriːl
麡	zriːl, ʔsliːl, *zliːl
齋	*ʔsriːl
穧	ʔsleds, ʔsliːls, *zliːls
擠	ʔsliːl, ʔsliːls
躋	ʔsliːl, ʔsliːls
齏	*ʔsliːl
齎	ʔsliːl, ʔslil
櫅	*ʔsliːl
齌	ʔsliːl, sʰliːl, *zliːls
隮	ʔsliːl, ʔsliːls
賷	*ʔsliːl
虀	*ʔsliːl
濟	ʔsliːlʔ, ʔsliːls
癠	ʔsliːlʔ, zliːl, zliːlʔ, zliːls
霽	*ʔsliːls
齊	zliːl, zliːls
臍	*zliːl
蠐	zliːl, zlil
懠	zliːl, zliːls
薺	zliːlʔ, zlil
鱭	*zliːlʔ
嚌	*zliːls
劑	zliːls, ʔslel
齍	*ʔslil

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ʔsliːl, *ʔsliːls): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 齊 (OC *zliːl, *zliːls).

Etymology 1

trad.		擠
simp.		挤
alternative forms		㨈𡬚

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jǐ (ji³)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ji¹
Cantonese (Jyutping): zai¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ché

(Teochew, Peng'im): zin³ / zi³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ci

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jǐ
  - Wade–Giles: chi³
  - Yale: jǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jii
  - Palladius: цзи (czi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ji¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zai¹
  - Yale: jāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐi̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ché
  - Tâi-lô: tsé
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zea
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡se⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡se⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zin³ / zi³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsìⁿ / tsì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sĩ²¹³/, /t͡si²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵ci
  - MiniDict: ci^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ji
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi³⁴/

Middle Chinese: tsej, tsejH

Rime
Character	擠	擠
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	齊 (39)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	IV
Fanqie	祖稽切	子計切
Baxter	tsej	tsejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sei/	/t͡sei^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sei/	/t͡sei^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sɛi/	/t͡sɛi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sɛj/	/t͡sɛj^H/
Li Rong	/t͡sei/	/t͡sei^H/
Wang Li	/t͡siei/	/t͡siei^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡siei/	/t͡siei^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jī	jì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zai¹	zai³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ʔsliːl/, /*ʔsliːls/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	擠	擠
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	10033	10049
Phonetic component	齊	齊
Rime group	脂	脂
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	齎	霽
Old Chinese	/*ʔsliːl/	/*ʔsliːls/
Notes	祖由相校改

Definitions

擠

to crowd together tightly; to squeeze
擠得像沙丁魚／挤得像沙丁鱼 ― jǐ de xiàng shādīngyú ― packed like sardines
to squeeze one's way in; to cram in
to squeeze out; to wring; to use pressure to extract
(Cantonese) to place; to put

Synonyms

(to squeeze):

Dialectal synonyms of 擠 (“to squeeze out”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		擠₁
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	擠₁
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	擠₁
Cantonese	Guangzhou	擳
Cantonese	Hong Kong	擳
Hakka	Meixian	唧, 撚
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	撚
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	撚
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	撚
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	撚
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	撚
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	揢
Southern Min	Xiamen	擠₂
	Quanzhou	擠₂
	Zhangzhou	擠₂
	Tainan	擠₂, 捏
	Singapore (Hokkien)	捏
	Manila (Hokkien)	擠₂
	Raoping	捏
	Shantou	揉, 擠₁
	Jieyang	捏
	Singapore (Teochew)	捏
Wu	Shanghai	捘, 擠
	Shanghai (Jinshan)	擠
	Shanghai (Qingpu)	針
	Suzhou	捘
	Wuxi	捘

(to put):

Dialectal synonyms of 放 (“to put; to place”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		置
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		放
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	擱, 放
	Taiwan	放
	Singapore	放, 擺
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	擱, 放
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	擱, 放
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	擱, 放
	Wuhan	放, 擱, 頓, 擺
	Guilin	放
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	擺, 放
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	擱, 放
Cantonese	Guangzhou	放, 擠, 躉, 擺
	Hong Kong	放, 擠, 躉, 擺
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	放
	Macau	擠
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	擠
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	擠
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	放
	Foshan	擠
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	擠
	Foshan (Shunde)	擠
	Foshan (Sanshui)	擠
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	擠
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	安
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	擠
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	擠
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	放
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	放
	Taishan	放, 跌, 躉
	Kaiping (Chikan)	放
	Enping (Niujiang)	放
	Heshan (Yayao)	放
	Dongguan	𠱂
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	放
	Yangjiang	𠱂, 放
	Singapore (Guangfu)	擺
Gan	Nanchang	擱, 擺, 放
Hakka	Meixian	放
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	放
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	放
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	放
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	放
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	放
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	放
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	囥
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	放
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	放
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	放
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	囥
Jin	Taiyuan	擱, 放
Northern Min	Jian'ou	架, 放
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	放, 廮
Eastern Min	Matsu	放, 廮
Southern Min	Xiamen	𣹇, 下
	Quanzhou	𣹇, 下
	Zhangzhou	𣹇, 下
	Tainan	囥
	Penang (Hokkien)	下
	Singapore (Hokkien)	放
	Manila (Hokkien)	下
	Chaozhou	放
	Shantou	放
	Singapore (Teochew)	放
	Singapore (Hainanese)	放
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	安
Wu	Shanghai	擺, 放
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	安, 放, 擺, 擱
	Suzhou	擺, 放
	Wuxi	放
	Changshu	安
	Kunshan	放
	Jiaxing	擺
	Jiashan	擺
	Pinghu	擺
	Changzhou	放
	Huzhou	擺
	Hangzhou	擺
	Shaoxing	擺
	Zhuji	擺
	Ningbo	安, 擺
	Zhoushan	擺, 安
	Wenzhou	囥
Xiang	Changsha	放, 擺
Xiang	Shuangfeng	放

Compounds

Etymology 2

trad.		擠
simp.		挤
alternative forms		績／绩 (to squeeze out) 勣／𪟝 (to injure the bones) muscles or joints

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chek / chiak / jek

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chek
  - Tâi-lô: tsik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeg
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiak
  - Tâi-lô: tsiak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciag
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jek
  - Tâi-lô: jik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jeg
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ziɪk̚³²/

Definitions

擠

(Hokkien) to squeeze out
(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to injure the bones, muscles, or joints of one's arms or legs due to violent and sudden contact with a hard object

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 擠 (“to squeeze out”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		擠₁
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	擠₁
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	擠₁
Cantonese	Guangzhou	擳
Cantonese	Hong Kong	擳
Hakka	Meixian	唧, 撚
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	撚
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	撚
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	撚
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	撚
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	撚
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	揢
Southern Min	Xiamen	擠₂
	Quanzhou	擠₂
	Zhangzhou	擠₂
	Tainan	擠₂, 捏
	Singapore (Hokkien)	捏
	Manila (Hokkien)	擠₂
	Raoping	捏
	Shantou	揉, 擠₁
	Jieyang	捏
	Singapore (Teochew)	捏
Wu	Shanghai	捘, 擠
	Shanghai (Jinshan)	擠
	Shanghai (Qingpu)	針
	Suzhou	捘
	Wuxi	捘

Etymology 3

trad.		擠
simp.		挤

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khoeh / kheh

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoeh
  - Tâi-lô: khueh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoeq
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰueʔ⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kʰueʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheh
  - Tâi-lô: kheh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qeq
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /kʰeʔ³²/

Definitions

擠

(Hokkien) alternative form of 𤲍 (xiá)

References

“擠”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01692
“擠”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.

Japanese

Kanji

擠

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: さい (sai)
Kan-on: せい (sei)
Kun: おす (osu, 擠す)

Korean

Hanja

擠 (eum 제 (je))

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Vietnamese

Han character

擠: Hán Nôm readings: tê, tể, tễ

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