xiè

to flow out swiftly

to flood; a torrent; diarrhea; laxative

water (氵) + sound xiè (写) = swift outflow

写 (xiě) lends the sound; the water radical carries all the meaning — water rushing out fast, uncontrolled.

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他吃坏了肚子,一直在腹

tā chī huài le dù zi,yī zhí zài fù xiè。

He ate something bad and has been having diarrhea.

雨水从山上倾而下,把小路都淹了。

yǔ shuǐ cóng shān shàng qīng xiè ér xià,bǎ xiǎo lù dōu yān le。

Rainwater poured swiftly down from the mountain, flooding the path.

Words with 泻

上吐下泻

shàng tù xià xiè

to vomit and have diarrhea

乳糜泻

rǔ mí xiè

celiac disease

倾泻

qīng xiè

to pour down in torrents

奔泻

bēn xiè

(of torrents) to rush down

山泥倾泻

shān ní qīng xiè

a landslide

感染性腹泻

gǎn rǎn xìng fù xiè

infective diarrhea

排泻

pái xiè

variant of 排泄[pai2 xie4]

排泻物

pái xiè wù

variant of 排泄物[pai2 xie4 wu4]

泄泻

xiè xiè

loose bowels

流泻

liú xiè

to flow

泽泻

zé xiè

common water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica)

泻剂

xiè jì

laxative

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