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urine

HSK 7 N1
Nature →Elements
niào
ニョウ
ゆばり、いばり、しと
뇨
Depicts a person leaning over (尸) and passing water (水).
Components
尸 sitting person+ 水 water =
尿 urine
尸 Iconic component
shī sitting person
person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies)
水 Iconic component
shuǐ water
water, liquid, lotion, juice
Notes
Similar Characters
刷 brush尉 officer尼 nun尾 tail屎 excrement孱 unfit尻 end of spine局 bureau屁 fart屃 gigantic (simp)屄 the vagina屈 knuckle under屌 obscene exclamation屍 corpse (trad)屑 bits展 unfold屙 to ease nature屠 slaughter屡 often (simp)屢 time and again (trad)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
尿
Regular
Modern
Chinese
尿 [niào]
to urinate; urine; CL:泡[pāo]
尿 [suī]
see 尿[niào]
Japanese
尿 にょう 、 ゆばり (old) 、 いばり (old) 、 ゆまり (old) 、 ばり (old) 、 しい (old) 、 しし (old) 、 しと (old) 同音
noun urine (しい,しし, and しと were primarily children's words)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
いつもより尿の回数が多いです。
I urinate more often than usual.
CHINESE WORDS (68)
糖尿病 [táng​niào​bìng] #7,101
diabetes
尿布 [niào​bù] #5,388
diaper
撒尿 [sā​niào] #5,792
to pass water
尿道 [niào​dào] #28,363
urethra
尿素 [niào​sù] #51,048
carbamide
利尿 [lì​niào] #14,251
to promote urination
输尿管 [shū​niào​guǎn] #63,977
ureter
输尿管 [shū​niào​guǎn] #63,977
ureter
尿床 [niào​chuáng] #12,881
bed-wetting
泌尿 [mì​niào] #18,870
to urinate
58 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (107)
尿道 [にょうどう] #26,675
urethra
尿道口 [にょうどうこう] #36,440
urethral opening
尿意 [にょうい] #36,639
urge to urinate
糞尿 [ふんにょう] #42,031
feces and urine
⭐ 糖尿病 [とうにょうびょう] #42,960
diabetes
放尿 [ほうにょう] #45,614
urination
排尿 [はいにょう] #67,249
urination
糖尿 [とうにょう] #80,213
glycosuria
利尿 [りにょう] #92,845
diuresis
利尿剤 [りにょうざい] #94,267
diuretic
97 more items
KOREAN WORDS (7)
당뇨병 #42,536
diabetes
당뇨
diabetes
방뇨
urination
배뇨
urination
분뇨
night soil; excreta
요도
urethra
요의
desire to void; desire to urinate