尿
niàosuī HSK7

urine

Depicts a person leaning over () and passing water ().

Components

Iconic component
shī sitting person
Iconic component
shuǐ water

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Iconic (1)

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnewHkə.nˤewk-s urine

說文解字

《說文》:“尿,人小便也。从尾,从水。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica