泻

瀉

xiè

HSK 7freq #15896

Meanings

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xiè

1.to flow out swiftly
2.to flood
3.a torrent
4.diarrhea
5.laxative

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Wiktionary

1.saline land; salt marsh
2.to add water to a glue-like substance
3.to become watery

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 水 + phonetic 写.

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Stroke order

Components

泻氵写

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Derived terms

新潟潟湖潟滷潟卤潟鹵鹹潟咸潟

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Related words

腹泻 diarrhea 排泻 variant of 排泄[pái xiè]泄泻 (TCM) to have diarrhea 泻药 laxative 奔泻 (of torrents) to rush down 流泻 to flow 泄泻 variant of 泄泻[xiè xiè]泻盐 Epsom salts 倾泻 to pour down in torrents 泻肚 to have diarrhea 泻剂 laxative 补泻 reinforcing and reducing methods (in acupuncture)