U+7009 "瀉" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+7009 "瀉" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily refers to the act of draining, pouring out, or letting flow, often used in the context of liquids such as water or diarrhea. It is composed of the water radical on the left, indicating its association with fluids, and a phonetic component on the right. This character appears in traditional Chinese and Japanese kanji, where it retains similar meanings, such as in the word for "diarrhea" (下瀉) or "to drain away." In modern usage, it is less common than its simplified variant "泻" in mainland China, but it remains standard in traditional writing systems.