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

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Writing 5

HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5 Writing 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 泪

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 泪

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

泪

氵water

目eye

泪=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 泪

泪 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 泪

Tears and crying

All words contain 泪 and refer to tears or shedding tears.

HSK 5

6.

Example Sentences

tīng听

dào到

huài坏

xiāo消

xī息

，

tā

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氵water

+目eye

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

liú流

lèi泪

to shed tears

HSK 3.0 · L5

lèi泪

shuǐ水

teardrop

HSK 3.0 · L5

yǎn眼

lèi泪

tears

他

rěn忍

bú不

zhù住

liú流

lèi泪

。

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

shuǐ水

cóng从

tā她

yǎn眼

zhōng中

yǒng涌

chū出

。

Tears gushed out from her eyes

shì示

wēi威

zhě者

miàn面

duì对

cuī催

lèi泪

dàn弹

shí时

yòng用

shī湿

máo毛

jīn巾

wǔ捂

zhù住

kǒu口

bí鼻

。

Protesters covered their mouths and noses with wet towels when facing tear gas grenades.

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