懂中文 Dong Chinese

泪

lèi

tears

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

Components
氵 iconic component

氵  Iconic component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

目 iconic component

目  Iconic component

mù

  

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

泪 (淚) 

lèi

tears; weep, cry

Most common words with 泪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

眼泪

tears

泪

tears

流泪

to shed tears

泪水

teardrop

落泪

to weep