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嘀

dī

Character

What 嘀 means

1. onomatopoeiasound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc

Other readings

嘀 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• díused in {嘀咕|dí gu}

Example sentences

• 我听到汤姆在用法语嘀咕些什么。
  Wǒ tīng dào Tāngmǔ zài yòng Fǎyǔ dígu xiē shénme.
  I heard Tom muttering something in French.
• 我听到汤姆在用法语嘀咕些什幺。
  I heard Tom muttering something in French.

Words starting with 嘀

• 嘀咕dí guto mutter; to feel apprehensive
• 嘀嗒dī dā(onomatopoeia) tick tock

Words containing 嘀

• 犯嘀咕fàn dí guto hesitate; to have second thoughts; to be concerned

Characters built on 啇

These share the phonetic component 啇 (), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 滴dīto drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of liquid)
• 嫡dí(bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶
• 镝dīdysprosium (chemistry)

Characters that look like 嘀

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 墙qiángwall; (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被墙
• 嗡wēng(onomatopoeia) buzz; hum; drone
• 嗦suōto suck; used in 啰嗦; used in 哆嗦
• 嗤chīlaugh at; jeer; scoff at
• 嗝géhiccup; belch
• 嘬chuài(literary) to gnaw; to eat ravenously

Sounds the same

Read dī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 低low; beneath; to lower (one's head)
• 滴to drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of liquid)
• 堤dike; Taiwan pr. tí
• 的a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士
• 提used in 提防
• 啲some; few; a little (Cantonese)
• 镝dysprosium (chemistry)
• 鞮leather shoes
• 羝billy goat; ram
• 鍉spoon; key
• 氐name of an ancient tribe