tì

洟

Character · Noun

tears; nasal mucus (archaic variant of 涕)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

noun

tears; nasal mucus

archaic

Archaic literary variant of 涕, used in pre-modern texts to denote tears or nasal mucus. Rare in modern usage except in quotations from classical works.

Miàn面

duì对

lí离

bié别

，

tā他

bù不

jīn禁

xuàn泫

rán然

chū出

tì洟

。

Facing the departure, he couldn't help shedding tears.

Gǔ古

rén人

yǐ以

xiù袖

shì拭

tì洟

，

yǐ以

shì示

āi哀

tòng恸

。

The ancients used their sleeves to wipe away tears, showing their grief.

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Tì洟

qì泣

lián涟

，

zhān沾

jīn襟

shī湿

yī衣

。

Weeping continuously with tears streaming down, soaking the collar and wetting the clothes.