尿 (niào) is a Chinese character meaning “urine”. It is written from 尸 (corpse) and 水 (water), one enclosing the other, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
尸 + 水
Enclosing structure
Structure from: modern-glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data strokes (尸 3 + 水 4 = 7)
Memory aid
A body bent over (尸) with water (水) running out from underneath it. Both parts really are in this character, and together they point at exactly one thing: urine.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 尿布niào bùdiaper; nappy尿 = niào
- 尿液niào yèurine尿 = niào
- 泌尿mì niàourinary (as in urinary tract / urology)尿 = niào
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All readings
urine
urine; to urinate
人和动物由肾脏产生、从尿道排出的液体；也指排出这种液体。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 尿布niào bùdiaper; nappy尿 = niào
- 尿液niào yèurine尿 = niào
- 泌尿mì niàourinary (as in urinary tract / urology)尿 = niào
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 尿 mean?
尿 (niào) means urine; to urinate.
How do you pronounce 尿?
It is pronounced niào.
What parts is 尿 made of?
尸 (corpse) and 水 (water), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: modern-glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data strokes (尸 3 + 水 4 = 7). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 尿 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 尿?
尸. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 尿?
Common ones are 尿布 and 尿液. The reading of 尿 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.