流泪
Old HSK 5
流泪 (liúlèi) · to shed tears
流泪 (liúlèi) means “to shed tears; to cry”. It is written with 2 characters: 流 (to flow) + 泪 (tears). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 流泪 is built
The characters
流 liú · to flow
What 流 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 㐬liú — pennant
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 㐬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
泪 lèi · tears
What 泪 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: Water 氵 from the eyes 目 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
看这部电影时，很多人都流泪了。Kàn zhè bù diànyǐng shí, hěnduō rén dōu liúlèi le.Many people cried watching this film.
她感动得流泪了。Tā gǎndòng de liúlèi le.She was moved to tears.
Questions about 流泪
What does 流泪 mean?
流泪 (liúlèi) means “to shed tears; to cry”.
How do you pronounce 流泪?
流泪 is pronounced liúlèi.
Which HSK level is 流泪?
流泪 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 流利liúlìfluent
- 流行liúxíngpopular
- 交流jiāoliúto communicate
- 潮流cháoliútrend
- 流传liúchuánto spread
- 轮流lúnliúto take turns
- 川流不息chuānliúbùxīnever-ending flow (of people, traffic)
- 流浪liúlàngto wander
- 流露liúlùto reveal
- 流氓liúmánghoodlum
Learn 流泪 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 62: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.