泻

xiè

x+iè·4th tone

to flow out swiftly · to flood

Radical: 氵 Strokes: 8 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

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Same radical

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Character Decomposition

泻=氵+写

Etymology

water

Meanings

to flow out swiftly

to flood

a torrent

diarrhea

laxative

xiè

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Words with 泻 64 total

(of torrents) to rush down · to pour down奔泻bēn xiè to flow · to flood流泻liú xiè to pour down in torrents倾泻qīng xiè (TCM) to have diarrhea泄泻xiè xiè to have diarrhea泻肚xiè dù

Idioms with 泻 7 total Chain

lit. a hanging river pouring down water (idiom) · fig. to speak in a torrent; to have a flowing and unrestrained writing style悬河泻水xuán hé xiè shuǐ (of a writer's style) forceful and flowing · (of a river) rush down a thousand li · flow down vigorously一泻千里yī xiè qiān lǐ

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