泣
qì
#2,444 most
frequent character
to sob
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
泣 pairs 氵, water, with 立 lì, which shares the rhyme. Water points to the first meaning, silent tears. It grew to sob, then to tears in general.
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