lèi

(bound form) tears; teardrops

water (氵) + eye (目) = tears

Both components carry meaning directly: the eye is the source, and water is what flows from it. Together they paint a simple, honest picture of weeping.

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WaterSemantic
EyeSemantic

她难过极了,眼一直流。

tā nán guò jí le, yǎn lèi yī zhí liú。

She was extremely sad and tears kept flowing.

听到这个消息,他忍不住落了。

tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā rěn bu zhù luò lèi le。

Upon hearing the news, he could not help but shed tears.

Words with 泪

哭天抹泪

kū tiān mǒ lèi

to wail and whine

鳄鱼眼泪

è yú yǎn lèi

crocodile tears

一字一泪

yī zì yī lèi

each word is a teardrop (idiom)

一把眼泪一把鼻涕

yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì

with one's face covered in tears (idiom)

一掬同情之泪

yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi

to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)

不见棺材不落泪

bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi

lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)

以泪洗面

yǐ lèi xǐ miàn

to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)

催泪剂

cuī lèi jì

lachrymator

催泪

cuī lèi

to move to tears (of a story)

催泪大片

cuī lèi dà piàn

tear-jerker (movie)

催泪弹

cuī lèi dàn

tear bomb

催泪瓦斯

cuī lèi wǎ sī

tear gas

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