泻 xiè to leak
to leak; diarrhea; to flow out swiftly
How to remember 泻: 氵 water + 写 to write = to leak. Water drips onto the page just as the boy sits down to write, because the old roof has started to leak.
Component breakdown
泻 = 氵 water + 写 to write
- 氵 water
- 写 to write
- 冖 cover
- 与 and
Water drips onto the page just as the boy sits down to write, because the old roof has started to leak.
How it is used
- To flow down swiftly / gush - 一泻千里 (yíxiè-qiānlǐ), water racing a thousand li, means unstoppable momentum (or fluent, sweeping prose).
- Medically, diarrhea: 腹泻 (fùxiè) diarrhea, 上吐下泻 (shàngtù-xiàxiè) vomiting and diarrhea.