泌
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(bound form) to secrete
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 水 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 泌
- Common rank
- #2,657
- Unicode
- U+6CCC
Sound it out + = · + =
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
secrete · Heisig RSH #1823
水 water + 必 certainly
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 泌
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分泌物 | secretion | |
| 泌阳县 | Biyang, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan | |
| 外分泌 | exocrine; external secretion (e.g. saliva) | |
| 内分泌 | endocrine (internal secretion, e.g. hormone) | |
| 外分泌腺 | exocrine gland; gland producing external secretion (e.g. saliva) | |
| 内分泌腺 | endocrine gland | |
| 泌尿外科 | urology | |
| 泌尿生殖道 | (anatomy) urinogenital tract | |
| 泌尿系统 | urinary system | |
| 泌尿器 | urinary tract; urinary organs | |
| 分泌 | to secrete; secretion | |
| 泌阳 | see 泌陽縣|泌阳县[Bi4 yang2 Xian4] | |
| 泌乳 | lactation | |
| 分泌颗粒 | secretory granule | |
| 泌尿 | to urinate; urination; urinary |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 必 — compare how they read.