屙 (ē) - to defecate or urinate & to excrete waste from the body

屙Tone 1

ē ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

丁恩

屙 · ē

to defecate or urinate;

to excrete waste from the body

to defecate or urinateto excrete waste from the body

Usage highlights

to defecateto urinateto have diarrheato excretetoiletchamber pot

Synonyms

  • 拉— to pull; colloquial for defecating
  • 排泄— to excrete (more formal)
  • 大便— to defecate (formal)

Antonyms

  • 吃— to eat (intake vs. output)
  • 饮— to drink (intake vs. output)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The baby needs to relieve himself (屙屎).
  • Please use the toilet (屙尿).
  • He has diarrhea (屙肚).
  • The dog defecated on the lawn (屙屎).

Collocations

  • to defecate(屙屎)
  • to urinate(屙尿)
  • to have diarrhea(屙肚)
  • to excrete(屙出)
  • toilet(屙屎处)
  • chamber pot(屙缸)

Idioms

  • No common idioms found for this character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Considered a vulgar term in formal contexts, primarily used in colloquial speech
  • Commonly appears in Cantonese and other southern Chinese dialects
  • The character structure combines 'corpse' (尸) with 'can' or 'able' (可), suggesting the act of excretion

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