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<WL>泪(F淚) [lèi] tear/teardrops (泪珠, 泪水); shed tears, weep/cry (流泪)@@; (HDZ:) cf. 淚 [lì] cf. 淚 | <WL>泪(F淚) [lèi] tear/teardrops (泪珠, 泪水); shed tears, weep/cry (流泪)@@; (HDZ:) cf. 淚 [lì] cf. 淚 | ||
| − | The full-form character 淚 | + | The simple-form character 泪 is an old character, re-used as an abbrev. of the full-form character 淚, replacing the full-form component 戾 (8 strokes) with 目 (5 strokes). |
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Note: The simple-form character 泪 is an old form, attested in 汉 times (though not in Shuōwén), and listed in 《宋元以来俗字谱》. | Note: The simple-form character 泪 is an old form, attested in 汉 times (though not in Shuōwén), and listed in 《宋元以来俗字谱》. | ||
| + | The full-form character 淚 lèi ‘teardrops’ combines 氵(水) shuǐ ‘water’, and 戾() lì ‘crooked/perverse/cruel’ (phonosemantic); formerly wr. 戾; cf. 乖戾. | ||
“Tears — 水 water from 目 the eyes; same word as 淚” —Karlgren(1923). | “Tears — 水 water from 目 the eyes; same word as 淚” —Karlgren(1923). | ||
Compare: 酹() lèi ‘offer libation’. | Compare: 酹() lèi ‘offer libation’. | ||
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