泣 = 氵 + 立

泣 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cry”. It is built from 氵 (water) and 立 (stand).

Keyword: cry
Pinyin (Mandarin): qì
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: cry, sob, weep, плачь, sob, weep
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 泣 cry

Decomposition

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氵 water
立 stand

How to find 泣 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “stand”. 泣 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 泣 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.