泌尿科
mì​niào​kē

urology department

泌 mì to seep out

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

必
必 Sound component
bì surely

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmpriɡs
priɡ
bliɡ

說文解字

俠流也。从水必聲。

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

尿 niào urine

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

Components

尸
尸 Iconic component
shī sitting person
水
水 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)

弱

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

脲

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
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Unicode
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Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

科 kē section

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the sound and 斗 represents the meaning. Depicts measuring out grain (禾) with a dipper (斗).

Components

禾
禾 SoundMeaning component
hé grain stalk
斗
斗 Meaning component
dòu ladle

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

蝌

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰoːl
kʰoːls
Unicodekuɑ

說文解字

《說文》：“科，程也。从禾，从斗。斗者，量也。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)