泄 xiè drip
drip; leak; vent; to leak out
How to remember 泄: 氵 water + 世 world = drip. Water runs across the kitchen floor, so Dad, the calmest plumber in the world, checks every drip and pipe.
Component breakdown
泄 = 氵 water + 世 world
- 氵 water
- 世 world
Water runs across the kitchen floor, so Dad, the calmest plumber in the world, checks every drip and pipe.
How it is used
- To leak out or let out - 泄漏/泄露 (xièlòu) to leak (a secret/gas), 泄密 (xièmì) to leak confidential info.
- Emotionally, to vent: 发泄 (fāxiè) to give vent to (anger); 泄气 (xièqì) means to lose heart / be deflated - 别泄气 (bié xièqì) don't give up.