to drip

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

water (氵) + sound (啇) = a drip of liquid

The water radical anchors the meaning: a small, discrete unit of liquid. 啇 contributes the sound dī and carries no semantic weight here.

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WaterSemantic

外面在下雨,雨水从窗边下来。

wài miàn zài xià yǔ,yǔ shuǐ cóng chuāng biān dī xià lái。

It is raining outside; the rainwater is dripping down from the window edge.

她在眼睛里了两滴眼药水。

tā zài yǎn jing lǐ dī le liǎng dī yǎn yào shuǐ。

She applied two drops of eye drops into her eyes.

Words with 滴

雨滴

yǔ dī

raindrop

霭滴

ǎi dī

mist droplet

馋涎欲滴

chán xián yù dī

lit. to drool with desire (idiom)

点滴

diǎn dī

a drip

点滴试验

diǎn dī shì yàn

spot check

点点滴滴

diǎn diǎn dī dī

bit by bit

一点一滴

yī diǎn yī dī

bit by bit

静脉点滴

jìng mài diǎn dī

an intravenous drip

吊点滴

diào diǎn dī

to put sb on an intravenous drip (Tw)

垂涎欲滴

chuí xián yù dī

to drool with desire (idiom); to envy

娇滴滴

jiāo dī dī

sweet

小滴

xiǎo dī

droplet

More characters with 氵