also: ちぇっ · チェ · ちぇ · チッ · ちっ
interjection
Onomatopoeic interjection mimicking a tongue click to express frustration, disappointment, or mild annoyance. Casual and often used in manga or informal speech.
チェッ、また負けちゃった。
Tsk, I lost again.
チェッ、雨が降ってきた。
Darn, it started raining.
interjection
Only with reading チッ / ちっ
Mimetic sound for a small bird's chirp or tweet. Restricted to the readings チッ and ちっ.
小鳥がチッと鳴いた。
The little bird chirped.
Shortened hiragana form; rare.
Hiragana variant; less common but still used.
Hiragana variant for the tongue-click interjection; also used for chirp/tweet sense.
Onomatopoeic; mimics the sound of clicking one's tongue or a small bird's chirp.