懂中文 Dong Chinese

泌

mì

to seep out

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 必 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

必 sound component

必  Sound component

bì

  

surely

Evolution

泌 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
泌 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

泌  

mì

to seep out, excrete; to secrete; to excrete; also pr. [bì]

Most common words with 泌
Freq.
Word
Meaning

分泌

to secrete

内分泌

endocrine (internal secretion, e.g. hormone)

分泌物

secretion

泌

to secrete

泌尿

to urinate