Constant dripping wears away a stone.
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滴
dī
HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 5
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dī · dik6 (Jyutping)
- to drip
- to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc)
- (bound form) a drop (of liquid)
- classifier for drops of liquid
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Character breakdown
滴
- Meaning
- drip; drop of water
- Radical
- 氵
- Strokes
- 14
- Components
- ⿰氵啇
- Cangjie
- EYCB
- Four-corner
- 3012.7
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Example sentences
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
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