泪 lèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 目 eye
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
泪水
lèishuǐ
tears
Characters in this word
水 shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 水 — water, liquid, lotion, juice
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 泪水流下。 Lèi shuǐ liú xià. Tears flow down.
- 她擦泪水。 Tā cā lèi shuǐ. She wipes her tears.
- 泪水在眼里。 Lèi shuǐ zài yǎn lǐ. Tears are in the eyes.