泌 mì to seep out
to seep out; to secrete
How to remember 泌: 氵 water + 必 must = to seep out. Dad swears the cracked vase must be fixed by now, but soon the water begins to seep out onto Mum's tablecloth.
Component breakdown
泌 = 氵 water + 必 must
- 氵 water
- 必 must
- 心 heart
- ㇒ falling stroke
Dad swears the cracked vase must be fixed by now, but soon the water begins to seep out onto Mum's tablecloth.
How it is used
- To secrete - chiefly in 分泌 (fēnmì): to secrete (hormones, saliva) - 分泌唾液 (fēnmì tuòyè) to secrete saliva, 内分泌 (nèifēnmì) endocrine.
- A physiology/biology term. Also reads bì in place names (泌阳).