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泪
淚
lèi
1. tears
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

泪
lèi
tears; to cry, to weep
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

催泪
cuīlèi
to move to tears (of a story)
含泪
hánlèi
tearful
垂泪
chuílèi
to shed tears
掉泪
diàolèi
to shed tears
挥泪
huīlèi
to shed tears
流泪
liúlèi
to shed tears
HSK 5
淌泪
tǎnglèi
to shed a tear
泪光
lèiguāng
glistening teardrops
泪奔
lèibēn
(slang) to get emotional
泪水
lèishuǐ
teardrop
泪液
lèiyè
tears
泪珠
lèizhū
a teardrop
泪痕
lèihén
tear stains
泪腺
lèixiàn
Lacrimal gland
泪花
lèihuā
tears in the eyes
热泪
rèlèi
hot tears
眼泪
yǎnlèi
tears
落泪
luòlèi
to shed tears
血泪
xuèlèi
tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering)
催泪剂
cuīlèijì
lachrymator

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,270
Word Frequency Rank
3,261 of 84,292

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