滴

dī
HSK 5
#1,893 most
frequent character
a drop, to drip
noun
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

滴 has 氵, water or liquid, as its meaning part and 啇 dí as its sound part. It first meant a drop of water. That grew to mean to drip.

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Example Sentences

水从天花板上滴下来。
shuǐ cóng tiānhuābǎn shàng dīxiàlái 。
Water is dripping down from the ceiling.
请把这瓶水滴在植物上。
qǐng bǎ zhè píng shuǐdī zài zhíwù shàng 。
Please drip this bottle of water onto the plants.
一滴水在我的手上。
yīdīshuǐ zài wǒde shǒushàng 。
A drop of water is on my hand.

Words with similar meanings

落luò
to fall
落 (luò) conveys a sense of something falling down, which can relate to droplets falling.
滴落dīluò
to drip down
滴落 (dīluò) specifically describes the action of dripping, closely related to the action of '滴' but more specific in context.

Homophones

HSK 3
低dī
low, beneath, to lower (one's head)
堤dī
embankment
的dī
a taxi, a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1shi4])
提dī
used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]

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Describing temperature, precipitation, seasons, forecasts, and related terms.
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Landforms, habitats, ecological topics, and environmental issues.
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Trees, flowers, crops, herbs, and other plant-related terms.