滴 dī measure word for drops of liquid
measure word for drops of liquid; to drip; a drop of water
How to remember 滴: 氵 water + 啇 stalk = measure word for drops of liquid. A bead of water hangs from the cherry stalk, and the girl counting them for Chinese class uses the measure word for drops of liquid.
Component breakdown
滴 = 氵 water + 啇 stalk
- 氵 water
- 啇 stalk
A bead of water hangs from the cherry stalk, and the girl counting them for Chinese class uses the measure word for drops of liquid.
How it is used
- To drip, and a measure word for drops - 一滴水 (yì dī shuǐ) a drop of water, 水滴 (shuǐdī) a droplet.
- As a verb: 滴眼药水 (dī yǎnyàoshuǐ) to put in eye drops, 汗水直滴 sweat dripping down.
- 水滴石穿 (shuǐdī-shíchuān) 'dripping water bores through stone' = persistence overcomes anything.
- 点滴 (diǎndī) = little bits/details, or an IV drip in hospitals.