泪 (lèi): Tear (from the eye) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Character Breakdown

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泪=氵water+目eye

Water (氵) from the eye (目) — tears flowing down the cheek.

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HSK Vocabulary: 泪

HSK words that contain this character.

流泪

liú lèi

to shed tears

HSK 5

热泪盈眶

rè lèi yíng kuàng

tears welled up in one's eyes

HSK 6

泪水

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 泪 is used in context

tīng听

dào到

huài坏

xiāo消

xī息

，

tā他

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Hearing the bad news, he couldn't help but shed tears.

tīng听

dào到

nà那

ge个

xiāo消

xi息

，

tā她

de的

yǎn眼

lǐ里

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

lèi泪

。

Upon hearing that news, her eyes filled with tears.

tā她

gǎn感

dòng动

dé得

liú流

xià下

le了

yǎn眼

lèi泪

。

She shed tears because she was moved.

lèi泪

zhū珠

cóng从

tā她

de的

liǎn脸

jiá颊

huá滑

luò落

。

Teardrops slid down her cheeks.

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