dí
嘀
onomatopoeia for dripping water or ticking clock
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesonomatopoeia
onomatopoeia for the sound of dripping water; ticking of a clock
literaryA rare variant of the more common character '嘀' (dí). Used almost exclusively in onomatopoeic expressions.
Yè夜
shēn深
rén人
jìng静
，
zhǐ只
tīng听
jiàn见
wū屋
yán檐
shuǐ水
dí唙
dā嗒
dí唙
dā嗒
de地
xiǎng响
。
In the quiet of the deep night, only the dripping sound of water from the eaves could be heard.
Lǎo老
shì式
zuò座
zhōng钟
fā发
chū出
dí唙
dā嗒
dí唙
dā嗒
de的
shēng声
xiǎng响
。
The old mantel clock made a ticking sound.