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滴
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drip

HSK 6 N2
Abstract →Qualities
dī
テキ
しずく、したた.る
적
Phonosemantic compound. 啇 represents the sound and 氵 represents the meaning.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 啇 stalk =
滴 drip
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
water
啇 Phonetic component
dì stalk
to stalk
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
滴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
滴 [dī]
a drop; to drip
Japanese
垂らし 、 滴し 、 滴 (irreg.) たらし 同音
noun dripping; drop
滴 、 雫 しずく 同音
noun drop (e.g. of water); drip
滴 てき 同音
counter counter for drops of liquid
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
濡れたタオルから滴が垂れている。
Water is dripping from the wet towel.
Japanese Names
滴 しずく
Shizuku female given name
CHINESE WORDS (78)
点滴 [diǎn​dī] #15,057
a drip
点滴 [diǎn​dī] #15,057
a drip
点点滴滴 [diǎn​diǎn​dī​dī] #21,999
bit by bit
点点滴滴 [diǎn​diǎn​dī​dī] #21,999
bit by bit
一点一滴 [yī​diǎn​yī​dī] #31,055
bit by bit
一点一滴 [yī​diǎn​yī​dī] #31,055
bit by bit
水滴 [shuǐ​dī] #27,101
drop
雨滴 [yǔ​dī] #25,596
raindrop
滴水 [dī​shuǐ] #36,828
water drop
垂涎欲滴 [chuí​xián​yù​dī] #36,921
to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
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JAPANESE WORDS (38)
一滴 [いってき] #6,754
one drop (of fluid)
⭐ 滴 [しずく] #8,363
drop (e.g. of water)
滴る [したたる] #9,023
to drip
⭐ 水滴 [すいてき] #9,806
drop of water
滴り落ちる [したたりおちる] #16,553
to trickle down
⭐ 点滴 [てんてき] #17,819
raindrops
数滴 [すうてき] #40,763
several drops
雨滴 [うてき] #53,931
raindrop
水も滴る [みずもしたたる] #68,150
to be splendidly handsome
涙滴型 [るいてきがた] #110,649
teardrop-shaped
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