泌 mì to seep out
to seep out; to secrete
怎么记住“泌”: 氵 water + 必 must = to seep out. Dad swears the cracked vase must be fixed by now, but soon the water begins to seep out onto Mum's tablecloth.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
泌 = 氵 water + 必 must
- 氵 water meaning
- 必 must sound
- 心 heart
- ㇒ falling stroke
Dad swears the cracked vase must be fixed by now, but soon the water begins to seep out onto Mum's tablecloth.
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- To secrete, chiefly in 分泌 (fēnmì): to secrete (hormones, saliva): 分泌唾液 (fēnmì tuòyè) to secrete saliva, 内分泌 (nèifēnmì) endocrine.
- A physiology/biology term. Also reads bì in place names (泌阳).