tears

nasal mucus

water (氵) + phonetic (弟) = tears and nasal mucus

The water radical points to the liquid nature of tears and mucus. 弟 mainly contributes the sound tì; the meaning flows entirely from 氵.

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Younger brotherPhonetic
WaterSemantic

他感冒了,整天流不止。

tā gǎn mào le,zhěng tiān liú tì bù zhǐ。

He has a cold and his nose has been running all day without stopping.

孩子哭得泪交流,让人看了很心疼。

hái zi kū de tì lèi jiāo liú,ràng rén kàn le hěn xīn téng。

The child was crying with tears and snot streaming down, which was heartbreaking to see.

Words with 涕

鼻涕

bí tì

nasal mucus; snivel; snot

鼻涕虫

bí tì chóng

a slug

一把眼泪一把鼻涕

yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì

with one's face covered in tears (idiom)

感激涕零

gǎn jī tì líng

to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears

拾人涕唾

shí rén tì tuò

to plagiarize (idiom)

擤鼻涕

xǐng bí tì

to blow one's nose

流鼻涕

liú bí tì

to have a runny nose

涕唾

tì tuò

nasal mucus and spittle

涕泗横流

tì sì héng liú

tears and mucus flowing profusely

涕泗滂沱

tì sì pāng tuó

a flood of tears and mucus

涕泗纵横

tì sì zòng héng

tears and mucus flowing profusely

涕泣

tì qì

to weep

More characters with 氵