How to write 瀉

瀉 (xiè) [动] 1. 傾瀉 (pour down) 引: 《玉篇》：瀉，傾也。 例: 瀉淚 (tears flowing like a torrent); 瀉溜 (a small stream flowing down); 瀉月 (spring water pouring like moonlight); 瀉潤 (the rain pouring down to moisten; metaphorically referring to a ruler's benevolence). 2. 傾注;傾倒 (pour into; topple and fall) 引: 《水滸全傳》：吟詩欲瀉百重愁。 例: 瀉注 (pouring in); 瀉盆 (heavy rain pouring down); 瀉辯 (arguing eloquently without interruption); 瀉囊 (to empty one's purse, referring to taking out all the money). 3. 排泄 (have diarrhea) 引: 《廣韻》：瀉，吐瀉。 例: 瀉邪 (in traditional Chinese medicine, using medication to eliminate the factors causing illness); 瀉痢 (diarrhea); 瀉證 (symptoms of diarrhea); 瀉火 (a method in traditional Chinese medicine to clear excessive heat); 上吐下瀉 (vomiting from above and diarrhea from below). 4. 消散 (dissipate) 引: 《史記》：…，以適筋骨肉血脈，以瀉氣。 名 鹽鹼地 (salt-alkali field) 例: 瀉土 (soil with salt that cannot support growth); 瀉滷 (to ooze salt-alkali, also referring to a salt-alkali field). 5. 鑒形 (to discern shape) 引: 《集韻•馬韻》：“瀉，鑑形”。 6. 通“潟”。鹽鹼地 (also refers to salt-alkali land). 引: 《論衡•超奇》：“山之秃也，孰其茂也?地之瀉也，孰其滋也?”