Dong Chinese dictionary

lèi

tears

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 戾 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

戾 Sound component

lì

bend, violate, transgress

Evolution

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

lèi

tears; weep, cry

Most common words with 淚

Sources