热 rè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 执 to execute 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
热泪盈眶
rèlèiyíngkuàng
eyes brimming with tears
Characters in this word
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
盈 yíng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 皿 — dish, vessel
- Made of
- 夃 皿 dish, vessel
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
眶 kuàng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- Made of
- 目 eye 匡 to correct, to revise
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他站在领奖台上，热泪盈眶，半天说不出话来。 Tā zhàn zài lǐngjiǎngtái shàng, rèlèi yíngkuàng, bàntiān shuō bù chū huà lái. Standing on the podium, his eyes brimming with tears, he could not say a word for a long while.
- 看到孩子毕业，母亲热泪盈眶。 Kàndào háizi bìyè, mǔqīn rèlèi yíngkuàng. Seeing her child graduate, the mother's eyes filled with tears.
- 听完这首感人的歌，她热泪盈眶。 Tīng wán zhè shǒu gǎnrén de gē, tā rèlèi yíngkuàng. After listening to this moving song, her eyes brimmed with tears.