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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mì | mi4
English translation
to secrete
to excrete
also pr. [bì]
to seep out, to secrete

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Other proper nouns / 其他专名 Qítā zhuān míng

Learning hint

water

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵必

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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这种 zhè zhǒng 消化 xiāohuà (每天 měi tiān yāo 分泌 fēnmì 1品脱 pǐn tuō )流入 liú rù de 十二指肠 shí èr zhǐ cháng , suān Zhōng le .

This juice - about a quart a day -- pours into my duodenum, neutralizing acids.

xiǎo 剂量 jì liàng 抑制 yì zhì 唾液 tuò yè 分泌 fēnmì 支气管 zhī qì guǎn 分泌 fēnmì chū hán .

Small doses depress salivary and bronchial secretion and sweating.

他们 tā men 开始 kāishǐ 发烧 fāshāo 眼睛 yǎnjing 分泌 fēnmì chū 一种 yī zhǒng Shuǐ 状物 zhuàng wù

They develop a fever and a watery discharge from their eyes.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
分泌 fēnmì to secrete分泌 fēnmì
内分泌 nèi fēn mì endocrine (internal secretion, e.g. hormone)內分泌
分泌物 fēn mì wù secretion分泌物 fēn mì wù
to secrete
泌尿 mì niào to urinate泌尿 mì niào
内分泌腺 nèi fēn mì xiàn endocrine gland內分泌腺
外分泌 wài fēn mì exocrine外分泌 wài fēn mì
泌阳 Bì yáng Biyang county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店 Zhù mǎ diàn [Zhù​mǎ​diàn], Henan泌陽
泌阳县 Bì yáng xiàn Biyang county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店 Zhù mǎ diàn [Zhù​mǎ​diàn], Henan泌陽縣
泌尿器 mì niào qì urinary tract泌尿器 mì niào qì

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