泪
lèi HSK4

tears

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approved by Peter Olson · Jan 12, 2022, 09:20 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Jan 12, 2022, 09:20 PM

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

Components

氵
氵 Iconic component

氵 is a component form of 水.

目
目 Iconic component

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica