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泌

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(bound form) to secrete

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,658 U+6CCC

How 泌 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 (semantic, “water”) + 必 (phonetic, bì)

components: 氵 必

How to remember it

secrete · Heisig RSH #1823

水 water + 必 certainly

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 必

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 必 (bì) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
必 sound component bì surely, certainly; must; will
秘 mì secret, mysterious, abstruse
瑟 sè a large string instrument; to tremble, to vibrate
谧 mì calm, quiet, still; cautious
宓 mì quiet, silent, still; in good health
毖 bì caution; to guard against, to take care
铋 bì bismuth

Words containing 泌

WordPinyinMeaning
分泌物 fēn mì wù secretion
泌阳县 Bì yáng Xiàn Biyang, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan
外分泌 wài fēn mì exocrine; external secretion (e.g. saliva)
内分泌 nèi fēn mì endocrine (internal secretion, e.g. hormone)
外分泌腺 wài fēn mì xiàn exocrine gland; gland producing external secretion (e.g. saliva)
内分泌腺 nèi fēn mì xiàn endocrine gland
泌尿外科 mì niào wài kē urology
泌尿生殖道 mì niào shēng zhí dào (anatomy) urinogenital tract
泌尿系统 mì niào xì tǒng urinary system
泌尿器 mì niào qì urinary tract; urinary organs
分泌 fēn mì to secrete; secretion
泌阳 Bì yáng see 泌陽縣|泌阳县[Bi4 yang2 Xian4]
泌乳 mì rǔ lactation
分泌颗粒 fēn mì kē lì secretory granule
泌尿 mì niào to urinate; urination; urinary