Chinese symbol for “tearful”
含泪
hán lèi
Traditional: 含淚
tearful; tearfully
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tearful is 含泪 (hán lèi), defined as: tearful; tearfully.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “tearful”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沱 | tuó | tearful; to branch (of river) |
| 泪汪汪 (淚汪汪) | lèi wāng wāng | tearful; brimming with tears |
| 涟 (漣) | lián | ripple; tearful |
| 泪眼婆娑 (淚眼婆娑) | lèi yǎn pó suō | tearful (idiom) |
| 涔 | cén | overflow; rainwater |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 含泪.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 包含 | bāo hán | to contain; to embody |
| 含有 | hán yǒu | to contain; including |
| 含义 (含義) | hán yì | meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning |
| 含量 | hán liàng | content; quantity contained |
| 富含 | fù hán | to contain in great quantities; rich in |
| 内含 (內含) | nèi hán | to contain; to include |
| 眼泪 (眼淚) | yǎn lèi | tear; teardrop; measure word: 滴 (dī) |
| 泪水 (淚水) | lèi shuǐ | teardrop; tears |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tearful”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.