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泻

xiè

HSK 6 Character Traditional 瀉

What 泻 means

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

Example sentences

• 水从破裂的水管倾泻而出。
  Shuǐ cóng pòliè de shuǐguǎn qīngxiè ér chū.
  Water poured from the broken pipe.
• 有一个人住在福冈，其他人住在新泻。
  Yǒu yī gè rén zhù zài Fúgāng, qítā rén zhù zài Xīnxiè.
  One lives in Fukuoka, and the others live in Niigata.

Words starting with 泻

• 泻剂xiè jìlaxative
• 泻肚xiè dùto have diarrhea
• 泻药xiè yàolaxative
• 泻盐xiè yánEpsom salts
• 泻肚子xiè dù zisee 泻肚

Words containing 泻

• 腹泻fù xièdiarrhea; to have the runs
• 倾泻qīng xièto pour down in torrents
• 流泻liú xièto flow; to flood
• 奔泻bēn xiè(of torrents) to rush down; to pour down
• 泄泻xiè xiè(TCM) to have diarrhea
• 泽泻zé xiècommon water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica); water plantain rhizome (used in TCM)
• 补泻bǔ xièreinforcing and reducing methods (in acupuncture)
• 番泻叶fān xiè yèsenna leaf (Folium sennae)
• 上吐下泻shàng tù xià xièto vomit and have diarrhea
• 山泥倾泻shān ní qīng xièa landslide
• 感染性腹泻gǎn rǎn xìng fù xièinfective diarrhea
• 乳糜泻rǔ mí xièceliac disease
• 排泻pái xièvariant of 排泄; to excrete (urine, sweat etc)
• 排泻物pái xiè wùvariant of 排泄物

Characters that look like 泻

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 围wéito encircle; to surround; all around
• 思sīto think; to consider
• 阀fápowerful individual, family or group; clique; (loanword) valve
• 闹nàonoisy; cacophonous; to make noise
• 贱jiàninexpensive; lowly; despicable
• 侮wǔto insult; to ridicule; to disgrace

Sounds the same

Read xiè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 谢to thank; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse
• 械appliance; tool; weapon
• 泄(bound form) to leak out; to discharge; (fig.) to divulge
• 卸to unload; to remove; to detach; to get rid of
• 屑bits; fragments; crumbs
• 蟹crab
• 写used in 写意
• 榭pavilion
• 解acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old); variant of 懈
• 亵obscene; disrespectful
• 懈lax; negligent
• 邂used in 邂逅