泌

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泌	U+6CCC, 泌 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6CCC

← 泋
[U+6CCB]

CJK Unified Ideographs

泍 →
[U+6CCD]

泌	U+F968, 泌 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F968

← 不
[U+F967]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

數 →
[U+F969]

Translingual

Han character

泌 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 水心竹 (EPH), four-corner 3310₀, composition ⿰氵必)

to seep out, excrete

Derived characters

𭓻

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 615, character 18
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17279
Dae Jaweon: page 1009, character 14
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1595, character 4
Unihan data for U+6CCC

Unihan data for U+F968

Chinese

simp. and trad.		泌

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (必) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
泌	mpriɡs, priɡ, *bliɡ
秘	*mpriɡs
毖	*priɡs
閟	*priɡs
柲	priɡs, bliːɡ, priɡ, bliɡ
鉍	priɡs, priɡ
邲	priɡs, bliɡ, *briɡ
覕	pliŋs, mbliːɡ
咇	bliːɡ, priɡ, *bliɡ
苾	bliːɡ, bliɡ
馝	bliːɡ, bliɡ
飶	bliːɡ, bliɡ
鴓	*mbliːɡ
鮅	pliɡ, bliɡ
必	*pliɡ
珌	*pliɡ
佖	bliɡ, briɡ
駜	bliɡ, briɡ
怭	*bliɡ
妼	*bliɡ
宓	mriɡ, mliɡ
樒	*mriɡ
密	*mriɡ
蔤	*mriɡ
滵	*mriɡ
蜜	*mliɡ
謐	*mliɡ
榓	*mliɡ
淧	*mliɡ
瑟	smriɡ, smriɡ
璱	*sriɡ
飋	*sriɡ
虙	*blɯɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mpriɡs, *priɡ, *bliɡ) : semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 必 (OC *pliɡ).

Etymology

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Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mì (mi⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): pì

(Teochew, Peng'im): bi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mì
  - Wade–Giles: mi⁴
  - Yale: mì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mih
  - Palladius: ми (mi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: bei³
  - Yale: bei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: béi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pi
  - Hakka Romanization System: bi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pi⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pì
  - Tâi-lô: pì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bi³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹³/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 泌 (分泌)
Mandarin	Beijing	/mi⁵¹/
	Harbin	/mi⁵³/
	Tianjin	/pi⁵³/ /mi⁵³/
	Jinan	/mi²¹/
	Qingdao	/mi⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/mi²⁴/
	Xi'an	/mi²¹/
	Xining	/mji²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/mi¹³/
	Lanzhou	/mi¹³/
	Ürümqi	/mi²¹³/
	Wuhan	/mi²¹³/
	Chengdu	/mi³¹/
	Guiyang	/mi²¹/
	Kunming	/mi³¹/
	Nanjing	/pi⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/pz̩⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/miəʔ²/
	Pingyao
	Hohhot	/miəʔ⁴³/
Wu	Shanghai	/pi³⁵/
	Suzhou	/pi⁵¹³/
	Hangzhou	/pi⁴⁴⁵/
	Wenzhou	/pi²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/pi³²⁴/
Hui	Tunxi
Xiang	Changsha	/mi²⁴/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/pʰi⁵⁵/
Gan	Nanchang
Hakka	Meixian	/pi⁵³/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/pit̚²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/pei³³/
	Nanning	/pi³³/
	Hong Kong	/pei³³/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/pi²¹/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/pɛi²¹²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/mi²⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/pi²¹³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/mit̚⁵/

Definitions

泌

to secrete

Compounds

內分泌／内分泌 (nèifēnmì)
內分泌腺／内分泌腺
分泌 (fēnmì)
分泌系統／分泌系统
外分泌腺
泌乳 (mìrǔ)
泌尿 (mìniào)
泌尿器 (mìniàoqì)
泌尿外科 (mìniào wàikē)
泌尿管 (mìniàoguǎn)
泌水孔
泌滲／泌渗
溢泌
腸泌素／肠泌素

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bì, mì (bi⁴, mi⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ, ㄇㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat⁶ / bai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bì
  - Wade–Giles: pi⁴
  - Yale: bì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bih
  - Palladius: би (bi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mì
  - Wade–Giles: mi⁴
  - Yale: mì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mih
  - Palladius: ми (mi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: bat⁶ / bai³
  - Yale: baht / bai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁹ / bai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed⁶ / bei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚²/, /pɐi̯³³/

Middle Chinese: bjit, pijH

Rime
Character	泌	泌
Reading #	2/3	1/3
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	毗必切	兵媚切
Baxter	bjit	pijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/biɪt̚/	/pˠiɪ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/bit̚/	/pᵚi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/bjet̚/	/piɪ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bit̚/	/pji^H/
Li Rong	/biĕt̚/	/pji^H/
Wang Li	/bĭĕt̚/	/pi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱi̯ĕt̚/	/pi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bí	bì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bat⁶	bei³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*bliɡ/, /*mpriɡs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	泌	泌
Reading #	3/3	1/3
No.	583	552
Phonetic component	必	必
Rime group	質	至
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	邲	祕
Old Chinese	/*bliɡ/	/*mpriɡs/

Definitions

泌

(obsolete) spring water
- 泌之洋洋，可以樂飢。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
  泌之洋洋，可以乐饥。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Bì zhī yángyáng, kě yǐ liáojī. [Pinyin]
  By the wimpling stream from my fountain,
  I can joy amid my hunger.
Used in place names.
a surname

Compounds

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bì, mì (bi⁴, mi⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ, ㄇㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bì
  - Wade–Giles: pi⁴
  - Yale: bì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bih
  - Palladius: би (bi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mì
  - Wade–Giles: mi⁴
  - Yale: mì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mih
  - Palladius: ми (mi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: bat¹
  - Yale: bāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵/

Middle Chinese: pit

Rime
Character	泌
Reading #	3/3
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	質 (49)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	鄙密切
Baxter	pit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pˠiɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/pᵚit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/piet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pjit̚/
Li Rong	/pjĕt̚/
Wang Li	/pĭĕt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pi̯ĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bat¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*priɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	泌
Reading #	2/3
No.	572
Phonetic component	必
Rime group	質
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	筆
Old Chinese	/*priɡ/

Definitions

泌

Used in 泌瀄／泌𰛤.

Japanese

Kanji

泌

(Jōyō kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: ひ (hi, Jōyō)、ひち (hichi)
Kan-on: ひ (hi, Jōyō)、ひつ (hitsu, Jōyō)
Kun: にじむ (nijimu, 泌む)、ながれる (nagareru)

Korean

Hanja

泌 (eumhun 샘 물 졸졸 흐를 비 (saemmul joljol heureul bi))

hanja form^? of 비 (“seeping out, excretion”)

Compounds

분비물 (分泌物, bunbimul, “secretion”)
비뇨기과 (泌尿器科, binyogigwa, “urology”)

Vietnamese

Han character

泌: Hán Nôm readings: tiết, tất

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