滴

dī

drip; drop of water

How to write 滴, stroke by stroke

to drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of liquid); classifier for drops of liquid

Pictophonetic: semantic 氵 (water), phonetic 啇

Made of 氵 + 啇

滴答dī dā(onom.) pattering sound; drip drip (of water); tick tock (of clock); also pr. [di1 da5]
点滴diǎn dīa drip; a little bit; intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)
水滴shuǐ dīdrop of water
滴水dī shuǐwater drop; dripping water
雨滴yǔ dīraindrop
小滴xiǎo dīdroplet
吊点滴diào diǎn dīto put sb on an intravenous drip (Tw)
打点滴dǎ diǎn dīto put sb on an intravenous drip
欲滴yù dī(suffix) replete (with moisture); glistening; plump and tender; lovely; alluring
水滴鱼shuǐ dī yúblobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus)
液滴yè dīdrop of liquid; droplet
泪滴lèi dīteardrop

唯一能听到的声音是钟的滴答声。
wéi yī néng tīng dào de shēng yīn shì zhōng de dī dá shēng 。
The only sound to be heard was the ticking of the clock.
水龙头在滴水。
shuǐ lóng tóu zài dī shuǐ 。
The faucet is leaking.
雨滴敲打窗户玻璃。
yǔ dī qiāo dǎ chuāng hù bō lí 。
The rain beats against the window pane.
这两个礼拜一滴雨也没下过。
zhè liǎng gè lǐ bài yī dī yǔ yě méi xià guò 。
We have not had a single drop of rain for two weeks.
屋檐上正滴下雨水。
wū yán shàng zhèng dī xià yǔ shuǐ 。
The eaves are dripping.