嘀 dí to whisper
How to remember 嘀: 口 mouth + 啇 stalk = to whisper. At the picnic the girl lifts a cherry by its stalk to her mouth and leans over to whisper "I can tie a knot in it."
Component breakdown
嘀 = 口 mouth + 啇 stalk
- 口 mouth
- 啇 stalk
At the picnic the girl lifts a cherry by its stalk to her mouth and leans over to whisper "I can tie a knot in it."
How it is used
- Lives in 嘀咕 (dígu) - to mutter under one's breath, or to feel private misgivings: 心里直嘀咕 (xīnli zhí dígu) kept fretting to oneself.
- 嘀咕 covers both muttering aloud and silent unease, always low-key and private.