lei4
tears

strokes 8
radical
strokes after radical 5
不见棺材不落泪 不見棺材不落淚 bu4 jian4 guan1 cai5 bu4 luo4 lei4
lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom); fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality

垂泪 垂淚 chui2 lei4
to shed tears

催泪 催淚 cui1 lei4
to move to tears (of a story); tear-provoking (gas); lacrimogen

催泪大片 催淚大片 cui1 lei4 da4 pian4
tear-jerker (movie)

催泪弹 催淚彈 cui1 lei4 dan4
tear bomb; tear-gas grenade

催泪剂 催淚劑 cui1 lei4 ji4
lachrymator

催泪瓦斯 催淚瓦斯 cui1 lei4 wa3 si1
tear gas

掉泪 掉淚 diao4 lei4
to shed tears

鳄鱼眼泪 鱷魚眼淚 e4 yu2 yan3 lei4
crocodile tears; fig. hypocritical words of sympathy

含泪 含淚 han2 lei4
tearful; tearfully

挥泪 揮淚 hui1 lei4
to shed tears; to be all in tears

哭天抹泪 哭天抹淚 ku1 tian1 mo3 lei4
to wail and whine; piteous weeping

泪奔 淚奔 lei4 ben1
(slang) to get emotional

泪光 淚光 lei4 guang1
glistening teardrops

泪痕 淚痕 lei4 hen2
tear stains

泪花 淚花 lei4 hua1
tears in the eyes

泪流满面 淚流滿面 lei4 liu2 man3 mian4
cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)

泪如雨下 淚如雨下 lei4 ru2 yu3 xia4
tears falling like rain (idiom)

泪水 淚水 lei4 shui3
teardrop; tears

泪水涟涟 淚水漣漣 lei4 shui3 lian2 lian2
in floods of tears (idiom)

泪汪汪 淚汪汪 lei4 wang1 wang1
tearful; brimming with tears

泪腺 淚腺 lei4 xian4
Lacrimal gland

泪眼婆娑 淚眼婆娑 lei4 yan3 po2 suo1
tearful (idiom)

泪液 淚液 lei4 ye4
tears; teardrops

泪珠 淚珠 lei4 zhu1
a teardrop

流泪 流淚 liu2 lei4
to shed tears

落泪 落淚 luo4 lei4
to shed tears; to weep

男儿有泪不轻弹 男兒有淚不輕彈 nan2 er2 you3 lei4 bu4 qing1 tan2
real men do not easily cry (idiom)

热泪 熱淚 re4 lei4
hot tears

热泪盈眶 熱淚盈眶 re4 lei4 ying2 kuang4
eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom); extremely moved

潸然泪下 潸然淚下 shan1 ran2 lei4 xia4
to shed silent tears (idiom)

声泪俱下 聲淚俱下 sheng1 lei4 ju4 xia4
to shed tears while recounting sth; speaking in a tearful voice

淌泪 淌淚 tang3 lei4
to shed a tear

淌眼泪 淌眼淚 tang3 yan3 lei4
to shed tears

涕泪交流 涕淚交流 ti4 lei4 jiao1 liu2
tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically

血泪 血淚 xue4 lei4
tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering); blood and tears

眼泪 眼淚 yan3 lei4
tears; crying

眼泪横流 眼淚橫流 yan3 lei4 heng4 liu2
to be overflowing with tears (idiom)

一把眼泪一把鼻涕 一把眼淚一把鼻涕 yi1 ba3 yan3 lei4 yi1 ba3 bi2 ti4
with one's face covered in tears (idiom)

一掬同情之泪 一掬同情之淚 yi1 ju1 tong2 qing2 zhi1 lei4
to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)

一字一泪 一字一淚 yi1 zi4 yi1 lei4
each word is a teardrop (idiom)

以泪洗面 以淚洗面 yi3 lei4 xi3 mian4
to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)