泪(lèi)

HSK 48 strokesTrad. 淚

(bound form) tears

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Character information

Pinyin
lèi
Meaning
(bound form) tears; teardrops
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
淚

Origin & structure

Where 泪 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵目

Water 氵 from the eyes 目

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

氵shuǐ目mù

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 淚: water

How to write 泪 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 泪

Common words using 泪 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lèi泪shuǐ水
HSK 4

teardrop

Open 泪水 page →
yǎn眼lèi泪
HSK 4

tear; teardrop

Open 眼泪 page →
liú流lèi泪
HSK 7-9

to shed tears

Open 流泪 page →
cuī催lèi泪

to move to tears (of a story); tear-provoking (gas); lacrimogen

Open 催泪 page →
hán含lèi泪

tearful; tearfully

Open 含泪 page →
chuí垂lèi泪

to shed tears

Open 垂泪 page →
diào掉lèi泪

to shed tears

Open 掉泪 page →
huī挥lèi泪

to shed tears

Open 挥泪 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

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水眼流催含垂掉挥

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