Chinese symbol for “diarrhea”
腹泻
fù xiè
Traditional: 腹瀉
diarrhea; to have the runs
The closest CC-CEDICT match for diarrhea is 腹泻 (fù xiè), defined as: diarrhea; to have the runs.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “diarrhea”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泻 (瀉) | xiè | to flow out swiftly; to flood |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 腹泻.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腹部 | fù bù | abdomen; belly |
| 腹地 | fù dì | hinterland; interior |
| 心腹 | xīn fù | trusted aide; confidant |
| 腹痛 | fù tòng | bellyache; stomach pain |
| 剖腹产 (剖腹產) | pōu fù chǎn | cesarean birth |
| 倾泻 (傾瀉) | qīng xiè | to pour down in torrents |
| 泻药 (瀉藥) | xiè yào | laxative |
| 上吐下泻 (上吐下瀉) | shàng tù xià xiè | to vomit and have diarrhea |
See also: Japanese symbol for “diarrhea”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.