讥

譏

jī

几 + 讠

Definitions

jī to ridicule

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 几 represents the sound. Simplified form of 譏.

Semantic: 讠 Phonetic: 几

About

讥 is a phonosemantic compound: the left component 讠 (speech) indicates verbal expression, while the right component 几 (jǐ) provides the pronunciation. It is the simplified form of 譏, which uses the full speech radical 言 and the phonetic 幾. The character means to ridicule, mock, or satirize, using words to disparage or criticize sharply.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

他总是讥笑我。

Tā zǒngshì jīxiào wǒ.

He always laughs at me.

别人讥讽他的观点。

Biérén jīfěng tā de guāndiǎn.

Others mock his views.

她受不了别人的讥嘲。

Tā shòu bù liǎo biérén de jīcháo.

She can't stand others' sneers.

你不应该讥笑同学。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi jīxiào tóngxué.

You shouldn't laugh at classmates.

面对讥讽，他保持沉默。

Miànduì jīfěng, tā bǎochí chénmò.

Faced with ridicule, he remained silent.

如果你讥笑别人，你会失去朋友。

Rúguǒ nǐ jīxiào biérén, nǐ huì shīqù péngyǒu.

If you laugh at others, you will lose friends.

他的文章充满了讥讽的意味。

Tā de wénzhāng chōngmǎnle jīfěng de yìwèi.

His article is full of satirical meaning.

尽管受到无数讥嘲，他依然坚持自己的梦想。

Jǐnguǎn shòudào wúshù jīcháo, tā yīrán jiānchí zìjǐ de mèngxiǎng.

Despite receiving countless sneers, he still persists in his dream.

Related Characters

Component: 几

Component: 讠

讥