泣 (jap1 | qi4) : weep; sob; tears

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泣

jap1

qi4

[1] [v] weep; sob; shed tears
[2] [n] tears

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

泣

This word has been viewed 4548 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Feb 2014 09:37

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哭泣 huk1 jap1 ku1 qi4 = to sob; to weep 國

悲泣 bei1 jap1 bei1 qi4 = weep with grief

哀泣 oi1 jap1 ai1 qi4 = wail

啜泣 zyut3 jap1 = to sob or shed tears because of grief, sorrow, or pain; weep

可歌可泣 ho2 go1 ho2 jap1 ke3 ge1 ke3 qi4 = epic

泣不成聲 jap1 bat1 sing4 sing1 qi4 bu4 cheng2 sheng1 = be choked with tears; unable to utter a word because one's crying to hard

泣別 jap1 bit6 = to part in tears

泫然欲泣 jyun5 jin4 juk6 jap1 xuan4 ran2 yu4 qi4 = on the verge of crying; to well up with tears about to weep

飲泣 jam2 jap1 yin3 qi4 = to sob, weep

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 泣
Unicode code for this character: U+6ce3 (off-site link)

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