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CHINESE CHARACTER

dī

滴

滴

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a drop

Numbered pinyin
di1
English meanings
a drop, to drip

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 啇.

  • Left

    氵
  • Right

    啇
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    • Top

      ⿱
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    • Bottom

      ⿵
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      • Outside

        冂
      • Inside

        古
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Meaning & sound clues

氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.

啇 is identified as the sound component (dì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 滴.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵啇

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一dī滴shuǐ水。

    A drop of water.

  2. 02

    shuǐ水dī滴。

    Water drops.

  3. 03

    dī滴yǎn眼yào药。

    Put in eye drops.

  4. 04

    dī滴dá答shēng声。

    A dripping sound.

  5. 05

    yī一dī滴yī一dī滴。

    Drop by drop.

  6. 06

    dī滴xiàlai下来。

    Dripped down.

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