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lèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lèi | lei4
English translation
tears; to cry, to weep

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About lèi

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

lèi

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

water

Etymology of lèi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵戾

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Simplified form of lèi . Tears are drops of water ( shuǐ ) coming from the eye ().

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Words with lèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
眼泪 yǎn lèi tears眼淚
lèi tears lèi
流泪 liúlèi to shed tears流淚
泪水 lèi shuǐ teardrop淚水
落泪 luò lèi to weep落淚
泪流满面 lèi liú mǎn miàn cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)淚流滿面
热泪盈眶 rèlèiyíngkuàng extremely moved熱淚盈眶
泪眼 lèi yǎn tearful eyes淚眼
含泪 hán lèi tearful含淚
催泪弹 cuī lèi dàn tear bomb催淚彈
热泪 rè lèi hot tears熱淚
血泪 xuè lèi blood and tears血淚
以泪洗面 yǐ lèi xǐ miàn to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)以淚洗面
泪珠 lèi zhū a teardrop淚珠
掉泪 diào lèi to shed tears掉淚
泪花 lèi huā tears in the eyes淚花
泪腺 lèi xiàn Lacrimal gland淚腺
泪痕 lèi hén tear stains淚痕
潸然泪下 shān rán lèi xià to shed silent tears (idiom)潸然淚下
挥泪 huī lèi to shed tears揮淚
泪汪汪 lèi wāng wāng tearful淚汪汪
泪光 lèi guāng glistening teardrops淚光
泪如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià tears falling like rain (idiom)淚如雨下
声泪俱下 shēng lèi jù xià to shed tears while recounting sth聲淚俱下

lèi Decomposition & Compounds

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