宣 xuān
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 亘 to extend across, through
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
宣泄
xuānxiè
to vent; to let out
Characters in this word
泄 xiè
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 世 generation, era, age
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他并没有把不满宣泄在下属身上，而是写成了一份冷静的意见书。 Tā bìng méiyǒu bǎ bùmǎn xuānxiè zài xiàshǔ shēnshang, ér shì xiěchéng le yí fèn lěngjìng de yìjiànshū. He did not vent his dissatisfaction on his subordinates, but turned it into a calm written proposal.
- 心情不好的时候，他喜欢去跑步宣泄压力。 Xīnqíng bù hǎo de shíhou, tā xǐhuan qù pǎobù xuānxiè yālì. When he is in a bad mood, he likes to go running to release stress.
- 她对着大山大声喊叫，宣泄了心中的委屈。 Tā duìzhe dàshān dàshēng hǎnjiào, xuānxiè le xīnzhōng de wěiqu. She shouted loudly at the mountains, letting out the grievances in her heart.
Related words
- 宣布 xuānbù to announce
- 宣传 xuānchuán to promote; to publicize
- 宣称 xuānchēng to claim; to declare
- 宣读 xuāndú to read out; to proclaim by reading
- 宣告 xuāngào to announce; to declare
- 宣誓 xuānshì to swear an oath; to take an oath
- 宣言 xuānyán declaration; manifesto
- 宣扬 xuānyáng to promote; to advocate; to publicise
- 发泄 fāxiè to vent; to give vent to
- 泄 xiè to discharge; to leak; to vent
- 泄漏 xièlòu to leak; to disclose
- 泄露 xièlòu to leak; to disclose