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The character for urine, "尿", is a straightforward ideogrammatic compound whose construction has remained consistent in its basic logic. It is composed of the element "尸", which here represents a human body in a crouching or seated posture, placed above the element "水" meaning water, graphically depicting the act of urination. This core meaning as a noun for the liquid waste product has been stable throughout its history. In classical usage, the character also commonly functioned as a verb, meaning "to urinate", a grammatical role it retains in modern Chinese. The traditional form of this character is identical to the simplified one, though it is worth noting that in some classical contexts, the more complex character "溺" was also used to represent urine, with "尿" serving as a simpler, direct pictographic representation that eventually became standard for this specific concept.
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宝宝需要尿尿。
尿布湿了需要更换。
医生要检查他的尿液。
这种症状包括尿频和尿急。
实验室正在分析尿样。
婴儿整晚用尿不湿。
糖尿病患者尿糖可能偏高。
排尿困难应及时就医。