entries → 泌
TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
character · B2 (est.)
泌 =
ㄅㄧˋ · bì
verb — to secrete, ooze, seep out (of a fluid)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

water — the fluidwritten 氵 on the left
bì — gives the sound
Fluid (氵) seeping out thin and steady — to secrete. 必 bì carries the sound, unchanged. The body's quiet outflows take it: 分泌, to secrete; 泌尿, to pass urine; 泌乳, to give milk.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

細細的(氵)順著縫滲出來,一點,又一點——泌。
A thin trickle of fluid (氵) seeps along the seam, a drop, and another — secreting.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)分泌、泌出— to secrete, ooze常用
泌尿— to pass urine常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension