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沥
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drip

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Water
lì
レキ
したた.る
력
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 歷 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (瀝)
氵 water (drops)+ 歷 experience =
瀝 drip
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
歷 Phonetic component
experience
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Simplified (沥)
氵 water (drops)+ 历 calendar =
沥 trickle
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
历 Phonetic component
lì calendar
old variant of 歷|历[lì]
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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)
瀝
Regular
Modern
Chinese
沥 / 瀝 [lì]
to drip; to strain or filter; a trickle
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (9)
沥青 [lì​qīng] #18,367
asphalt
呕心沥血 [ǒu​xīn​lì​xuè] #29,590
lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom)
淅沥 [xī​lì] #43,595
(onom.) patter of rain
披肝沥胆 [pī​gān​lì​dǎn] #61,554
lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
沥青铀矿 [lì​qīng​yóu​kuàng] #69,980
pitchblende (uranium ore)
剖肝沥胆 [pōu​gān​lì​dǎn] #75,947
to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)
滴沥 [dī​lì]
to drip (of rainwater)
沥水架 [lì​shuǐ​jià]
dish rack
沥陈鄙见 [lì​chén​bǐ​jiàn]
to state one's humble opinion (idiom)
JAPANESE WORDS (10)
⭐ 披瀝 [ひれき] #65,043
expressing one's opinion
歴青 [れきせい] #93,666
asphalt
瀝青炭 [れきせいたん] #158,114
bituminous coal
余瀝 [よれき] #209,564
lingering raindrops
土瀝青 [どれきせい] #241,034
asphalt
瀝青ウラン鉱 [れきせいウランこう] #303,369
pitchblende
⭐ 番瀝青 [ペンキ]
paint
地瀝青 [じれきせい]
asphalt
油瀝青 [あぶらちゃん]
Parabenzoin praecox
瀝青岩 [れきせいがん]
asphalt rock
KOREAN WORDS (1)
피력
frank speech