水滴石穿

水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ seoi2 dik1 sek6 cyun1

dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 水 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

水 radical 水 = 亅
滴 radical 氵 = 氵啇
石 radical 石 = 厂口
穿 radical 穴 = 穴牙

Example sentences

水滴石穿。 Constant dripping wears away a stone.

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