= di + Ø1
(onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc
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How to pronounce 嘀

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= di initial

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

嘀 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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= di + Ø4
stem / foot / base / root
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Characters with 嘀 as component

嘀 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 嘀

to mutter / to feel apprehensive
(onom.) tick tock
to hesitate / to have second thoughts / to be concerned / to brood (over sth) / to complain

Sentences with 嘀

嘀 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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(onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc

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