泪

• 拼音: lèi
• 汉字拆解: 泪 = 氵(water) + 目 (eye) — water from the eye, i.e. tears

含义

Tear; teardrop. Refers to the liquid that flows from the eyes when crying or due to irritation.

A literary and common word for tears. Often appears in written language, poetry, and emotional contexts. In everyday speech, 眼泪 is more colloquial, while 泪 alone carries a slightly more literary or condensed feel. Frequently used in compounds like 泪水, 泪珠, 含泪, 流泪.

例句

1. 她看完那部电影以后，泪流满面。
2. 他忍住了泪，没有让别人看到他的难过。
3. 风太大了，吹得我的泪都出来了。

用法指南

语境: emotion, literature, everyday

语气: emotional

正确说法

• 她感动得流下了泪。(She was so moved that tears flowed down.)
• 他的眼里含着泪，但还是笑了。(His eyes were filled with tears, but he still smiled.)

错误说法

• 我的泪很咸 (While grammatically possible, 泪 is rarely used in such matter-of-fact descriptions — say 眼泪 instead for casual/physical contexts)

起源与历史

The character 泪 is composed of 氵(water radical) and 目 (eye), literally meaning water from the eye — a direct pictographic compound for tears.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal