Memory phrase for the Kanji: 滴
滴
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Meaning
a drop, to drip
Pronunciation
dī
Explanation
Left: water 氵, right: old emperor (mix of emperor 帝 and old 古)
Mnemonic
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(Due to problems with the prostate gland) Passing 'water', can the old emperor only drop by drop.
Radicals
氵
water Simplified from this water 水
帝
emperor
古
ancient, old, former Originally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful.
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Vocabulary
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水滴
shuǐ dī
drop
滴滴涕
dī dī tì
DDT (loanword); dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
滴滴涕
dī dī tì
DDT (loanword); dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
滴定
dī dìng
titration
滴里嘟噜
dī lǐ dū lu
cumbersome
滴里嘟噜
dī lǐ dū lu
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