热泪盈眶 (rèlèiyíngkuàng) · eyes brimming with tears

热泪盈眶 (rèlèiyíngkuàng) means “eyes brimming with tears; deeply moved”. It is written with 4 characters: 热 (hot) + 泪 (tears) + 盈 (full) + 眶 (eye socket). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 热泪盈眶 is built

The characters

热 rè · hot

What 热 is made of

执zhí — to execute
- 扌shǒu — hand
  - 二 — two strokes
  - 亅 — hook
- 丸wán — ball
  - 九jiǔ — nine
  - 丶 — dot
灬huǒ — fire

Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 执 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

Origin hint: Water 氵 from the eyes 目 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

盈 yíng · full

What 盈 is made of

夃gǔ — structural part
- 乃nǎi — then
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke

眶 kuàng · eye socket

What 眶 is made of

目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
匡kuāng — to correct
- 匚fāng — box
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 王wáng — king
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 土tǔ — earth

Example sentences

听到这个好消息，她热泪盈眶。Tīngdào zhège hǎoxiāoxī, tā rèlèiyíngkuàng.Hearing the good news, her eyes filled with tears.

看完电影，很多观众热泪盈眶。Kàn wán diànyǐng, hěnduō guānzhòng rèlèiyíngkuàng.After the film, many viewers were moved to tears.

Questions about 热泪盈眶

What does 热泪盈眶 mean?

热泪盈眶 (rèlèiyíngkuàng) means “eyes brimming with tears; deeply moved”.

How do you pronounce 热泪盈眶?

热泪盈眶 is pronounced rèlèiyíngkuàng.

Which HSK level is 热泪盈眶?

热泪盈眶 is in Old HSK 6.

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 152: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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