滴沥
dī​lì

drip

滴 dī drip

Phonosemantic compound. 啇 represents the sound and 氵 represents the meaning.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

啇
啇 Sound component
dì, shì, zhāi stalk, stem, root

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangteːɡ
Unicodedek

說文解字

《說文》：“滴，水注也。从水，啻聲。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

沥 lì trickle Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 历 represents the sound. Simplified form of 瀝.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

历
历 Sound component
lì history

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

瀝 lì trickle Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 歷 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

歷
歷 Sound component
lì experience, history

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangreːɡ

說文解字

浚也。从水歷聲。一曰水下滴瀝。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)