泻
瀉xiè
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to flow out swiftly, to flood
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Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
泻 combines 氵 water with 写 xiě, which supplies the sound. It first meant torrential rain, then grew to flow swiftly, to flood, and later diarrhea and laxative.
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