泪

淚
lèi
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frequent character
tear, teardrop
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

泪 puts water 氵 with an eye 目, so its meaning is tears. Both parts carry meaning here: the liquid and the eye it comes from.

Drawn as: water; an eye

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Example Sentences

她流泪了。
tā liúlèi le 。
She cried.
他的眼泪掉下来。
tāde yǎnlèi diào xiàlái 。
His tears fell down.
看到这部电影，我忍不住流泪。
kàndào zhè bù diànyǐng ， wǒ rěnbùzhù liúlèi 。
I couldn't help but cry when I saw this movie.

Words with similar meanings

眼泪yǎnlèi
tear
Another term for tear, often used interchangeably.

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