溲
urine
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Readings
On'yomi
- シュ
- シュウ
- ソウ
Kun'yomi
- いばり
- ひた.す
Meaning
溲 centers on urine, a bodily fluid. The given meaning is narrow and specific, with no clear broader conceptual cluster beyond this single sense.
Study
Etymology
溲 combines 氵 (water/liquid) with 叟, which likely contributes the sound. The character is used for urine, a liquid waste product.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is water 氵, and the right side 叟 looks like an old man. Picture an old man needing to pass water: urine.
Reading mnemonic
For シュ, imagine a shoe filled with urine: shoe -> シュ, and the water radical 氵 reinforces the liquid image.