泻 xiè
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 写 to write
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
泻
xiè
to pour down; diarrhoea
Character
Example phrases
- 暴雨过后，山水沿着裸露的坡面倾泻而下。 Bàoyǔ guò hòu, shānshuǐ yánzhe luǒlù de pōmiàn qīngxiè ér xià. After the downpour, mountain water poured down the exposed slope.
- 水从大坝上泻下来，声音很大。 Shuǐ cóng dàbà shàng xiè xiàlái, shēngyīn hěn dà. The water poured down from the dam, and the noise was very loud.
- 药吃完了，肚子不再泻了。 Yào chī wán le, dùzi bú zài xiè le. After finishing the medicine, my stomach no longer runs.
Related words
- 腹泻 fùxiè diarrhoea; to have diarrhoea
- 汹涌 xiōngyǒng turbulent; surging; to surge
- 涌 yǒng to surge; to gush; to pour in
- 旋涡 xuánwō vortex; whirlpool
- 溢 yì to overflow; to spill over
- 淤泥 yūní silt; mud
- 淌 tǎng to drip; to flow
- 秀丽 xiùlì beautiful and graceful
- 水土 shuǐtǔ water and soil; local environment
- 汪洋 wāngyáng vast expanse; boundless; ocean-like
- 水域 shuǐyù waters; body of water
- 自然界 zìránjiè the natural world; nature