common
literary

Meaning of

泣 means to sob; to cry softly; tears. Pronounced qì.

  • to sob; to cry softly
  • tears

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

duǒ
zài
fáng
jiān
àn
 
kěn
ràng
rén
kàn
jiàn
nán
guò
de
yàng
zi
 

She hid in her room and sobbed quietly, refusing to let others see her sad face.

Tīng
dào
qīn
rén
shì
de
xiāo
xi
 
dāng
chǎng
lái
 

Upon hearing the news of her loved one's passing, she broke down and cried softly on the spot.

Tīng
dào
zhè
shǒu
bēi
shāng
de
lǎo
 
jìn
chéng
shēng
 

Hearing this sad old song, he couldn't stop sobbing and could barely speak.

Xiǎo
hái
zài
jiǎo
luò
 
méi
yǒu
rén
zhù
dào
de
wěi
qu
 

The little girl was crying softly in the corner, and no one noticed her grievance.

Fēn
shí
 
wàng
zhe
yuǎn
de
liè
chē
shēng
 

When parting, he looked at the departing train and cried in a low voice.