泄

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(bound form) to leak out; to discharge; (fig.) to divulge

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HSK 3.0: Level 7–9
Old HSK: Level 6
Strokes: 8
Radical: 水 +5
Structure: Left–right 左右
Traditional: 泄
Common rank: #1,724
Unicode: U+6CC4

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Formation & memory

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How 泄 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 世 sound ( shì )

Components 氵世

How to remember it

discharge · Heisig RSH #1531

水 water + 世 generation

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 泄

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
天机不可泄露	tiān jī bù kě xiè lù	lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed; I am not at l…
水泄不通	shuǐ xiè bù tōng	(lit.) not one drop can trickle through (idiom); (fig.) (of crowds, traffic etc) impenetra…
天机不可泄漏	tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu	lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed; I am not at l…
泄露天机	xiè lù tiān jī	to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
排泄系统	pái xiè xì tǒng	drainage system; excretory system
泄漏天机	xiè lòu tiān jī	to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
漏泄天机	lòu xiè tiān jī	to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
排泄物	pái xiè wù	excreta; waste matter (feces, urine etc)
泄气	xiè qì	to leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to vent one's anger;…
发泄	fā xiè	to give vent to (one's feelings)
泄欲工具	xiè yù gōng jù	sexual object
泄出	xiè chū	to leak out; to release (liquid or gas)
外泄	wài xiè	to leak (usually secret information)
泄流	xiè liú	drainage
泄密	xiè mì	to leak secrets
泄底	xiè dǐ	to divulge the inside story
排泄	pái xiè	to drain (factory waste etc); to excrete (urine, sweat etc)
泄露	xiè lòu	to leak (information); to divulge; also pr. [xie4lu4]
早泄	zǎo xiè	premature ejaculation
春光乍泄	chūn guāng zhà xiè	spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom); to give a glimpse of sth intimat…

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 世 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
世 sound part	shì	generation, era, age; world
绁	xiè	to shorten, to contract; tie, leash
贳	shì	to borrow; to pardon; loan