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淚
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇰🇷
泪
🇨🇳
涙
🇯🇵

tears

HSK 10 N2
Human →Emotions
lèi
ルイ、レイ
なみだ
누, 루
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 戾 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (淚)
氵 water (drops)+ 戾 perverse =
淚 tears
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
戾 Phonetic component
lì perverse
perverse, recalcitrant, rebellious
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Simplified (泪)
氵 water (drops)+ 目 eye =
泪 tears
氵 Iconic component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
目 Iconic component
mù eye
Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
泪
Regular
Modern
Chinese
泪 / 淚 [lèi]
tears
Japanese
涙 、 泪 (rare) 、 涕 (rare) なみだ 、 なみた (old) 、 なだ (old) 、 なんだ (old) 同音

noun

  1. tear; tears; lachrymal secretion
  2. sympathy
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
２粒の涙が彼女のほおを流れ落ちた。
Two tears fell down her cheeks.
Japanese Names
涙 しずく
Shizuku female given name
涙 なみだ
Namida female given name
涙 るい
Rui female given name
CHINESE WORDS (45)
眼泪 [yǎn​lèi] #3,928
tears
流泪 [liú​lèi] #8,143
to shed tears
泪水 [lèi​shuǐ] #9,092
teardrop
落泪 [luò​lèi] #17,678
to shed tears
泪流满面 [lèi​liú​mǎn​miàn] #28,303
cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
热泪盈眶 [rè​lèi​yíng​kuàng] #29,047
eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom)
泪眼 [lèi​yǎn] #25,200
tearful eyes
含泪 [hán​lèi] #36,330
tearful
催泪弹 [cuī​lèi​dàn] #24,286
tear bomb
热泪 [rè​lèi] #47,183
hot tears
35 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (82)
⭐ 涙 [なみだ] #756
tear
涙を流す [なみだをながす] #4,465
to shed tears
涙目 [なみだめ] #5,361
teary eyes
涙が出る [なみだがでる] #7,280
to shed tears
涙を浮かべる [なみだをうかべる] #10,532
to have tears in one's eyes
涙ぐむ [なみだぐむ] #10,628
to have tears in one's eyes
⭐ 涙声 [なみだごえ] #15,972
tearful voice
涙ながら [なみだながら] #23,870
while crying
涙腺 [るいせん] #23,956
tear gland
⭐ 感涙 [かんるい] #31,108
tears (from being deeply moved)
72 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
최루탄
tear bomb; tear gas bomb