泪
(bound form) tears; teardrops
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Dict coverage rank #1,354 U+6CEA
How 泪 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Water 氵 from the eyes 目
How to remember it
tears · Heisig RSH #1530
水 water + eyeball
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 泪
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一字一泪 | yī zì yī lèi | each word is a teardrop (idiom) |
| 男儿有泪不轻弹 | nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán | real men do not easily cry (idiom) |
| 泪流满面 | lèi liú mǎn miàn | cheeks streaming with tears (idiom) |
| 泪如雨下 | lèi rú yǔ xià | tears falling like rain (idiom) |
| 以泪洗面 | yǐ lèi xǐ miàn | to bathe one's face in tears (idiom) |
| 泪点低 | lèi diǎn dī | (neologism) easily moved to tears |
| 泪人 | lèi rén | person who is crying their eyes out, whose face is wet with tears |
| 泪水 | lèi shuǐ | teardrop; tears |
| 血泪史 | xuè lèi shǐ | (fig.) history full of suffering; heart-rending story; CL:部[bu4] |
| 泪花 | lèi huā | tears in the eyes |
| 泪眼 | lèi yǎn | tearful eyes |
| 眼泪 | yǎn lèi | tear; teardrop; CL:滴[di1] |
| 泪光 | lèi guāng | glistening teardrops |
| 泪点 | lèi diǎn | (anatomy) lacrimal punctum; (literary) tears; (neologism c. 2015) the point at which one i… |
| 流泪 | liú lèi | to shed tears |
| 泪管 | lèi guǎn | tear duct |
| 血泪 | xuè lèi | tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering); blood and tears |
| 热泪 | rè lèi | hot tears |
| 泪目 | lèi mù | tearful eyes; to be moved to tears |
| 催泪大片 | cuī lèi dà piàn | tear-jerker (movie) |