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镝

dī

Character Traditional 鏑

What 镝 means

1. dysprosium (chemistry)

Other readings

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

• díarrow or arrowhead (old)

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)
• 嘀dī(onomatopoeia) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc
• 嫡dí(bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶

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
• 嘀(onomatopoeia) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc
• 提used in 提防
• 啲some; few; a little (Cantonese)
• 鞮leather shoes
• 羝billy goat; ram
• 鍉spoon; key
• 氐name of an ancient tribe