to weep, to sob

to be sad, sorrowful, grieved

to be sad, sorrowful, pitiable

 — grief
These characters are associated with crying and emotional expression.

water

to go against, to be distorted, to deviate

 — originally depicting a dog confined inside a doorway.
The imagery suggests a creature struggling and crying while trapped, symbolizing tears flowing like water.

루수 (淚水) — tears
감루 (感淚) — tears of emotion
열루 (熱淚) — tears of deep emotion
These expressions often appear in literary or emotional contexts.

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Rare and archaic Chinese character

thunderous sound, repeated crashing of thunder

adult male, fourth Heavenly Stem, nail

seven, number 7, seventh

elder, man of respect, husband, head of a family

up, top, first, best

below, under, to descend, to go down

not, no, non-

world, generation, lifetime

unit, individual, single

center, middle, inside

to grasp, to hold, to seize

to string together, to pierce through, a skewer, a series or chain of things

a small round object, pellet, ball, pill

red, cinnabar-red

king, lord, master, sovereign

thus, then, only, surprisingly

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淚

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Usage in Korean

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