lèi

tears

Simplified form of . Depicts drops of water () coming from the eye ().

Components
氵 iconic component

  Iconic component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

目 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

eye

Evolution

泪 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
泪 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
泪 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

lèi

tears; weep, cry

Most common words with 泪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

眼泪

tears

tears

流泪

to shed tears

泪水

teardrop

落泪

to weep