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The character 泪 combines the water radical 氵 on the left with the eye component 目 on the right, forming an intuitive replacement for the traditional form 淚 (water radical plus the phonetic component 戾). This pairing of water and eye directly depicts fluid emanating from the visual organs. It denotes the saline liquid secreted by the lacrimal glands to lubricate the eyes or express strong emotion, serving as a noun for tears and fully replacing the older phonetic construction with a transparent semantic structure.
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她的眼泪流下来了。
泪水打湿了衣服。
他强忍着泪水。
悲伤的泪水不停地流。
看到孩子哭，母亲也流泪了。
泪水包含着复杂的情感。
在告别的时候，他忍不住流下了泪水。
泪水不仅表达悲伤，也能表达喜悦。