泪 (lèi): (bound form) tears, teardrops
泪 (lèi) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) tears.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (structural) and 目 (structural). It ranks #1263 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 泪 water 氵 from the eyes 目. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- (bound form) tears
- teardrops
Etymology & Origin
ideographicWater 氵 from the eyes 目
Decomposition: ⿰氵目 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 泪
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 流泪verb | liú lèi | to shed tears |
| 落泪verb | luò lèi | to shed tears |
| 催泪弹noun | cuī lèi dàn | tear bomb |
| 泪眼noun | lèi yǎn | tearful eyes |
| 泪流满面phrase | lèi liú mǎn miàn | cheeks streaming with tears (idiom) |
| 热泪盈眶phrase | rè lèi yíng kuàng | eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom) |
| 以泪洗面phrase | yǐ lèi xǐ miàn | to bathe one's face in tears (idiom) |
| 血泪noun | xuè lèi | tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering) |
| 掉泪verb | diào lèi | to shed tears |
| 含泪verb | hán lèi | tearful |
| 泪腺noun | lèi xiàn | Lacrimal gland |
| 泪光noun | lèi guāng | glistening teardrops |
| 挥泪verb | huī lèi | to shed tears |
| 泪汪汪adjective | lèi wāng wāng | tearful |
| 泪人noun | lèi rén | person who is crying their eyes out, whose face is wet with tears |
泪 appears in 55 compound words: 40 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 泪 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
Example Sentences
清晨的泪面波光粼粼，倒映着岸边的柳树。
qīng chén de lèi miàn bō guāng 粼 粼 , dǎo yìng zhe àn biān de liǔ shù .
The tear-like surface of the early morning water shimmers with light, reflecting the willow trees along the shore.
吴中纯癌逝!女儿揭“5分钟拔管过程” 泪崩曝遗物:一辈子留着
wú zhōng chún ái shì ! nǚ ér jiē 5 fēn zhōng bá guǎn guò chéng lèi bēng pù yí wù : yī bèi zǐ liú zhe
Wu Zhongchun died of cancer! The daughter revealed the "5-minute extubation process" and burst into tears to expose the relics: keep them for a lifetime
馒头妈生了!剖腹产下四宝“怎么那么痛”泪崩...爱女白皙萌样曝光
mán tóu mā shēng le ! pōu fù chǎn xià sì bǎo zěn má nà má tòng lèi bēng . . . ài nǚ bái 皙 méng yàng pù guāng
The steamed bun mother gave birth! Four treasures after giving birth by caesarean section "Why are they so painful" burst into tears... The beloved daughter's fair-skinned and cute appearance is exposed
林志杰谈家人泪崩30秒!黄金世代队友齐聚 揭“野兽”私...
lín zhì jié tán jiā rén lèi bēng 3 0 miǎo ! huáng jīn shì dài duì yǒu qí jù jiē yě shòu sī . . .
Lin Zhijie talked about his family and burst into tears for 30 seconds! Golden generation teammates gather to reveal the "beast" private...
...杰退休倒数计时盼再拚一冠!谈家人罕见感性泪崩(影音)
. . . jié tuì xiū dǎo shǔ jì shí pàn zài 拚 yī guàn ! tán jiā rén hǎn jiàn gǎn xìng lèi bēng ( yǐng yīn )
... Jie's retirement countdown is looking forward to another championship! Talking about the rare emotional tears of the family (video)
不到30小时连夺3金!他们的每一滴热泪,都写着“值..
bù dào 3 0 xiǎo shí lián duó 3 jīn ! tā men de měi yī dī rè lèi , dōu xiě zhe zhí . .
Win 3 gold medals in less than 30 hours! Every tear they shed was written "Value:
警方将催泪弹投掷到了建筑中。
Jǐngfāng jiāng cuīlèidàn tóuzhì dào le jiànzhù zhōng.
The cops threw tear-gas bombs into the building.
她的眼里涌出了泪水。
Tā de yǎn lǐ yǒngchū le lèishuǐ.
Her eyes gushed with tears.
我没法忍住我的眼泪。
Wǒ méifǎ rěn zhù wǒ de yǎnlèi.
I could not keep the tears from my eyes.
他的眼里涌动着泪花。
Tā de yǎn lǐ yǒng dòng zhe lèihuā.
His eyes were filled with tears.
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