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Chinese symbol for “laxative”

泻药
xiè yào
Traditional: 瀉藥
laxative

The closest CC-CEDICT match for laxative is 泻药 (xiè yào), defined as: laxative.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

泻 xiè
to leak; diarrhea
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
药 yào
drugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “laxative”

WordPinyinMeaning
泻剂 (瀉劑)xiè jìlaxative
通便剂 (通便劑)tōng biàn jì(pharmacology) a laxative
泻 (瀉)xièto flow out swiftly; to flood

Related words

Other words that share a character with 泻药.

WordPinyinMeaning
腹泻 (腹瀉)fù xièdiarrhea; to have the runs
倾泻 (傾瀉)qīng xièto pour down in torrents
上吐下泻 (上吐下瀉)shàng tù xià xièto vomit and have diarrhea
泽泻 (澤瀉)zé xiècommon water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica); water plantain rhizome (used in TCM)
流泻 (流瀉)liú xièto flow; to flood
药物 (藥物)yào wùmedicaments; pharmaceuticals
药品 (藥品)yào pǐnmedicaments; medicine
医药 (醫藥)yī yàomedical care and medicines; medicine (drug)

See also: Japanese symbol for “laxative”.

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.

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