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泄
xiè
1. to leak (of water or gas)
2. to drip
3. to drain
4. to discharge
5. to leak out
6. to divulge (secrets)
7. to give vent (to anger, spite etc)
8. to disperse
9. to reduce
Very Common • Top 6% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

泄
xiè
drip, leak, vent; to disperse; to reduce
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

发泄
fāxiè
to give vent to (anger, lust etc)
外泄
wàixiè
to leak (usually secret information)
泄劲
xièjìn
to lose heart
泄密
xièmì
to leak secrets
泄底
xièdǐ
to divulge the inside story
泄怒
xiènù
to give vent to anger
泄恨
xièhèn
to give vent to anger
泄欲
xièyù
to sate one's lust
泄愤
xièfèn
to give vent to anger
泄气
xièqì
to leak (gas)
HSK 6
泄洪
xièhóng
to release flood water
泄流
xièliú
drainage
泄泻
xièxiè
loose bowels
泄痢
xièlì
to have diarrhea
漏泄
lòuxiè
a leak (e.g. of chemicals)
倾泄
qīngxiè
to cascade down
宣泄
xuānxiè
to drain (by leading off water)
排泄
páixiè
to drain (factory waste etc)
早泄
zǎoxiè
premature ejaculation
泄出
xièchū
to leak out

Alternate Entries

泄
xiè
variant of [[泄<xiè>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,009
Word Frequency Rank
4,981 of 84,292

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