Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 滴

滴

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Meaning

 a drop, to drip

Pronunciation

 dī

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: old emperor (mix of emperor 帝 and old 古)

Mnemonic

(Due to problems with the prostate gland) Passing 'water', can the old emperor only drop by drop.

Radicals

氵 Water
帝 emperor
古 ancient, old, former(Originally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful.)
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Vocabulary

水滴 shuǐ dī drop
滴滴涕 dī dī tì DDT (loanword); dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
滴滴涕 dī dī tì DDT (loanword); dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
滴定 dī dìng titration
滴里嘟噜 dī lǐ dū lu cumbersome

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