泣 Stroke Order — How to Write 泣
泣 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
泣 Radical and Character Components
泣 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 立 indicates the sound.
Radical: 氵 + 5 more strokes
泣 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- qì
Meanings of 泣 in Chinese
qì泣
Common Words and Phrases with 泣
More words with 泣
- kū哭qì泣cry, weep
- chuò啜qì泣sob, whimper
- yǐn饮qì泣to weep in silence
- yǎn掩qì泣Weep secretly, Weep in secret
- tí啼qì泣to weep; to cry
- tì涕qì泣to weep; to cry and shed tears
- chōu抽qì泣sob, whimper
- yīng嘤qì泣whimper, soft sob
- tí啼qì泣shēng声crying sound, weeping sound
- xǐ喜jí极ér而qì泣to cry tears of joy, to weep for joy
- kū哭qì泣shēng声crying sound, sound of crying
- tì涕qì泣qǐ起lái来started to cry, began to weep
- xuàn泫rán然yù欲qì泣on the verge of tears, about to cry
- xiāng相yōng拥ér而qì泣crying in each other's arms, hugging and crying
Idioms with 泣
- qì泣tì涕rú如yǔ雨weep profusely, tears like rain
- qì泣xià下rú如yǔ雨to weep bitterly
- qì泣xià下zhān沾jīn襟weep bitterly, tears soaking clothes
- fēng风hào号yǔ雨qì泣wind howls and rain weeps
- kě可gē歌kě可qì泣inspiring admiration and deep emotion
- kòu叩xīn心qì泣xuè血to weep blood from the heart
- liǔ柳qì泣huā花tí啼willows weep, flowers cry
- rú如qì泣rú如sù诉mournful and plaintive, as if weeping
- téng疼xīn心qì泣xuè血heartache and shedding tears of blood
- tūn吞shēng声yǐn饮qì泣weep in silence
- xiàng向yú隅ér而qì泣weep alone in a corner
- yǐn饮qì泣tūn吞shēng声swallow tears and suppress voice
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Open the tool →Questions about 泣
What does 泣 mean in Chinese?
泣 (qì) means “To weep or sob quietly” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 泣?
泣 is pronounced qì in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 泣 have?
泣 has 8 strokes.
How do you write 泣?
泣 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 泣?
The radical of 泣 is 氵, and 泣 is a phono-semantic compound.