yàn

technical
noun

Meaning of 砚滴

砚滴 means water dropper; small vessel for dripping water onto an inkstone. Pronounced yàn dī.

  • water dropper; small vessel for dripping water onto an inkstone

Definitions & Examples

Shū
zhuō
shàng
bǎi
fàng
zhe
jīng
zhì
de
qīng
huā
yàn
 

An exquisite blue-and-white porcelain water dropper was placed on the desk.

dài
wén
rén
cháng
yòng
yàn
wǎng
yàn
tái
shuǐ
yán
 

Ancient literati often used water droppers to drip water onto their inkstones for grinding ink.

Zhè
tóng
zhì
yàn
shì
Qīng
dài
de
wén
fáng
yòng
 

This bronze water dropper is a stationery item from the Qing Dynasty.

Measure Words

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