Character data

RADICAL ⽔ (85.8)

STROKES 11

SIMPLIFIED 泪

淚 lèi

tears

淚 lèi

Word	Meaning
一字一淚 yī zì yī lèi	each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一把眼淚一把鼻涕 yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì	with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一掬同情之淚 yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi	to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
不見棺材不落淚 bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi	refuse to face facts until too late
以淚洗面 yǐ lèi xǐ miàn	to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
催淚 cuī lèi	to move to tears (of a story); tear-provoking (gas)
催淚劑 cuī lèi jì	lachrymator
催淚大片 cuī lèi dà piàn	tear-jerker (movie)
催淚彈 cuī lèi dàn	tear-gas grenade; tear bomb
催淚瓦斯 cuī lèi wǎ sī	tear gas
含淚 hán lèi	tearful; tearfully
哭天抹淚 kū tiān mǒ lèi	to wail and whine; piteous weeping
垂淚 chuí lèi	to shed tears
掉淚 diào lèi	to shed tears
揮淚 huī lèi	to shed tears; to be all in tears
流淚 liú lèi	to shed tears
涕淚交流 tì lèi jiāo liú	tears and snot streaming; cry very hard
淌淚 tǎng lèi	to shed a tear
淌眼淚 tǎng yǎn lèi	to shed tears
淚光 lèi guāng	glistening teardrops
淚奔 lèi bēn	(slang) to get emotional
淚如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià	tears falling like rain (idiom)
淚水 lèi shuǐ	tears; teardrop
淚水漣漣 lèi shuǐ lián lián	in floods of tears (idiom)
淚汪汪 lèi wāng wāng	tearful; brimming with tears

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