Character data
Character data
| HSK | 5 |
| Frequency | 1271st character |
| Radical | ⽔ (85.5) |
| Strokes | 8 |
| Index # | 1246 |
| TRADITIONAL | 淚 |
Definitions
| 泪 lèi |
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Stroke order
Words containing 泪
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with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
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to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
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won't believe danger until too late
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to move to tears (of a story); tear-provoking (gas)
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lachrymator
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tear-jerker (movie)
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tear gas
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to wail and whine; piteous weeping
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to shed tears
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tears and mucus streaming; crying very hard
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to shed a tear
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to shed tears
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(slang) to get emotional
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in floods of tears (idiom)
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tears; teardrops
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tearful (idiom)
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drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle
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real men do not easily cry (idiom)
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to be overflowing with tears (idiom)
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fig. hypocritical words of sympathy; crocodile tears
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