shān

潸

Character · Adjective

tearful; weeping; shedding tears

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

tearful; weeping; in tears

literary

Literary/classical term describing the state of shedding tears. Most commonly appears in the set phrase 潸然泪下 (tears streaming down). The character is the variant form of 潸.

Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
è噩
hào耗
 ，
tā她
bù不
jīn禁
shān潸
rán然
lèi泪
xià下
 。

Upon hearing the sad news, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Lǎo老
rén人
huí回
yì忆
qǐ起
wǎng往
shì事
 ，
lèi泪
shuǐ水
shān澘
shān澘
ér而
xià下
 。

As the old man recalled the past, tears streamed down his face.

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Bēi悲
cóng从
zhōng中
lái来
 ，
shān澘
yān焉
chū出
tì涕
 。

Sorrow welled up from within, and tears flowed forth.