泌
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(bound form) to secrete
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Dict coverage rank #2,658 U+6CCC
How 泌 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 必 (phonetic, bì)
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:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |