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尿

2 readings · tap one to hear it

to urinate; urine; CL:泡[pao1]

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Strokes
7
Radical
尸 +4
Structure
Upper-left enclosure 左上包
Traditional
尿
Common rank
#1,210
Unicode
U+5C3F

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Formation & memory

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How 尿 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A person, crouched 尸 passing water 水

Components 尸 水

How to remember it

urine · Heisig RSH #2137

水 water + flag

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 尿

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
第一型糖尿病 dì yī xíng táng niào bìng Type 1 diabetes
第二型糖尿病 dì èr xíng táng niào bìng Type 2 diabetes
糖尿病足 táng niào bìng zú (medicine) diabetic foot
利尿剂 lì niào jì diuretic
黑尿症 hēi niào zhèng alkaponuria
导尿管 dǎo niào guǎn urinary catheter
糖尿病 táng niào bìng diabetes; diabetes mellitus
尿毒症 niào dú zhèng (medicine) uremia
马尿 mǎ niào (fig.) (derog.) beer or other alcoholic drink (esp. cheap or poor-quality)
纸尿布 zhǐ niào bù disposable diaper
利尿 lì niào to promote urination; diuresis
尿道 niào dào urethra; urinary tract
尿点 niào diǎn the boring part of something (film, show, etc.) where a bathroom break can be taken
尿布 niào bù diaper
抗利尿激素 kàng lì niào jī sù vasopressin (biochemistry)
尿意 niào yì an urge to urinate
纸尿片 zhǐ niào piàn disposable diaper
血尿 xuè niào hematuria
尿酸 niào suān uric acid
尿素 niào sù carbamide; urea (NH2)2CO

Sound family

These characters use 尿 as their sound component — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
尿 sound part niào urine; to urinate
脲 niào urea