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Information of 泪

Pinyin lèi

Radical

氵

Strokes

8 strokes

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Definition

tears

泪 (lèi) 1. **Definition:** Water that flows from the eyes. - 眼里流出的水：眼～。～痕。～水。～眼。～珠。～盈盈。声～俱下。 - Water that flows from the eyes: eye tears, tear marks, tear drops, tearful eyes, tear beads, tears welling up, tears streaming. 2. **Part of Speech:** Noun - **Base Meaning:** Tear - **Character Formation:** Phonetic-ideographic. From water, with the phonetic component "戾" (lì). The simplified character “泪” combines the meanings of "water" and "eye". 3. **Derived Meanings:** - 1. 同本义 ([En.] tear) - 2. 引申指某些形似眼泪的东西 ([En.] drop) - Derived meanings refer to certain things resembling tears (e.g., drops). 4. **Examples:** - 例：若 "泪波" (tears like waves)； "泪泉" (referring to tears)； "泪球" (tear beads, tear drops)； "泪晶" (tear droplets). 5. **Usage in Literature:** - 1. 从《晋书·羊祜传》：望其碑者莫不流涕，杜预因名为坠泪碑。 - 2. From《战国策·燕策》：士皆垂泪涕。 - 3. From 杜甫《闻官军收河南河北》：剑外忽传收蓟北，初闻涕泪满衣裳。 - 4. From 《玉台新咏·古诗为焦仲卿妻作》：却与小姑别，泪落连珠子。 6. **As a Verb:** - 1. 流泪 ([En.] weep) 7. **Examples of Verb Usage:** - 智者说《北山移文》：泪翟子之悲，恸朱公这哭。 - 如: 泪河(泪下如河。形容悲痛之极)；泪下沾衿(流泪很多；沾湿衣襟)；泪坠尊者 (in Buddhism, refers to great compassion, often weeping for the suffering beings in the three paths). In summary, the character 泪 (lèi) primarily refers to tears in both noun and verb forms, with various extended meanings related to sadness and resemblance to drops.

含泪 hán lèi

tearful / tearfully

垂泪 chuí lèi

to shed tears

哭天抹泪 kū tiān mǒ lèi

to wail and whine / piteous weeping

拭泪 shì lèi

Wipe tears

不见棺材不掉泪 bù jiàn guān cái bù diào lèi

No tears if you don't see the coffin

泪汪汪 lèi wāng wāng

tearful / brimming with tears

催人泪下 cuī rén lèi xià

draw tears / draw tears from sb. / bring tears to one's eyes

催泪弹 cuī lèi dàn

tear bomb / tear-gas grenade

声泪俱下 shēng lèi jù xià

to shed tears while recounting sth / speaking in a tearful voice

眼泪 yǎn lèi

tears / crying / CL:滴[di1]

泪水 lèi shuǐ

teardrop / tears

泪如泉涌 lèi rú quán yǒng

the tears run like a bubbling spring / a stream of tears

流泪 liú lèi

to shed tears

热泪 rè lèi

hot tears

血泪 xuè lèi

tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering) / blood and tears

泪花 lèi huā

tears in the eyes

泪珠 lèi zhū

a teardrop

热泪盈眶 rè lèi yíng kuàng

eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom) / extremely moved

泪痕 lèi hén

tear stains

泪眼 lèi yǎn

tearful eyes

泪流满面 lèi liú mǎn miàn

cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)

落泪 luò lèi

to shed tears / to weep

泪如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià

tears falling like rain (idiom)

泪光 lèi guāng

glistening teardrops

涕泪 tì lèi

Tears

老泪纵横 lǎo lèi zòng héng

The old man wept bitterly. / Tears coursed down the old man's cheeks. / tears flowing from aged eyes / The old man's face was covered with tears.

洒泪 sǎ lèi

shed tears

潸然泪下 shān rán lèi xià

to shed silent tears (idiom)

烛泪 zhú lèi

drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle

热泪夺眶 rè lèi duó kuàng

Tears