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Character #975 · The First 1000

lèi

tears

tears; teardrops

Strokes
811
TraditionalSimplified
淚 泪
Poster cell
W35
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • yǎnlèi tears
  • lèishuǐ teardrop
  • liúlèi to shed tears
  • rèlèi hot tears
  • hánlèi tearful
  • lèihuā tears in the eyes
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 泪淚

Write 泪淚 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, lèi, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell W35 · 28 × 36 grid

泪淚 is #975 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 泪 mean in English?
泪 (lèi) means "tears": tears; teardrops.
How do you pronounce 泪?
泪 is pronounced lèi in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄌㄟˋ.
How many strokes does 泪 have?
The simplified form, 泪, has 8 strokes. The traditional form, 淚, has 11.
What is the traditional form of 泪?
The traditional form of 泪 is 淚. 泪 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 淚 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 泪?
Common words that use 泪 include 眼泪 (yǎnlèi, tears), 泪水 (lèishuǐ, teardrop), 流泪 (liúlèi, to shed tears), 热泪 (rèlèi, hot tears).
How common is 泪?
泪 is number 975 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell W35 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.