尿 meaning and stroke order
To urinate; urine
How to write 尿, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 尿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to urinate
- urine
- (coll.) urine
How 尿 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A person, crouched 尸 passing water 水.
Radical: 尸 (body), shared by 40 characters on this site.
How to remember 尿
The top part 尸 looks like a person crouching, and under it is 水 (shuǐ, water). A crouched person passing water gives you 尿 (niào), urine.
尿 (niào) works as both a noun (urine) and a verb (to urinate), and it appears in many everyday and medical words like 尿布 (niàobù, diaper) and 糖尿病 (tángniàobìng, diabetes). Example: 孩子昨晚尿床了。(Háizi zuówǎn niàochuáng le.) The child wet the bed last night.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 尿 with 屎 (shǐ, feces), which has the same 尸 top but 米 underneath instead of 水. Remember that water 水 means liquid, so 尿 is urine.
Common words with 尿
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
尿 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 尿
How many strokes are in 尿?
尿 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 尿 mean?
尿 (niào) means to urinate; urine. A common word with it is 糖尿病 (tángniàobìng), meaning "diabetes; diabetes mellitus".
How do you pronounce 尿?
尿 is pronounced niào, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 尿?
The radical of 尿 is 尸, which carries the idea of "body". Dictionaries list 尿 under this radical.
Is 尿 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 尿 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
When is 尿 pronounced suī instead of niào?
The reading suī is colloquial and only used for the noun urine, as in 尿 (suī) or 一泡尿 in some speech. For the verb and in most compound words like 尿布 and 糖尿病, use niào.
Is 尿 a rude word to say?
Not really. It is a plain, neutral word used by doctors and parents alike, such as 尿液 (niàoyè) in medical contexts. Words like 撒尿 (sāniào) are more casual, and polite speakers may say 上厕所 (shàng cèsuǒ, go to the restroom) instead.