嘀 dí to whisper
怎么记住“嘀”: 口 mouth + 啇 stalk = to whisper. At the picnic the girl lifts a cherry by its stalk to her mouth and leans over to whisper "I can tie a knot in it."
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
嘀 = 口 mouth + 啇 stalk
- 口 mouth meaning
- 啇 stalk sound
At the picnic the girl lifts a cherry by its stalk to her mouth and leans over to whisper "I can tie a knot in it."
How it came to be
The mouth gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- Lives in 嘀咕 (dígu), to mutter under one's breath, or to feel private misgivings: 心里直嘀咕 (xīnli zhí dígu) kept fretting to oneself.
- 嘀咕 covers both muttering aloud and silent unease, always low-key and private.