How to Write 漼 (cuǐ) — Meaning “Deep / (of tears) falling”

Imagine a tall mountain (崔) with water (氵) flowing down its side—this deep, falling water represents tears or a deep pool. The visual of water rushing down a high cliff helps link the shape to the meaning "deep" or "tears falling."

The left radical 氵 is written first as three dots (point, point, tick), then the right side 崔: start with the top 山 (three strokes: vertical, vertical fold, horizontal), then the bottom part 隹 (nine strokes). A common mistake is making the right side too wide or forgetting the small horizontal stroke inside 隹. Keep the water radical narrow and the right side balanced.

漼 (cuǐ) means "deep" or "tears falling" and contains 崔, while 渝 (yú) means "to change" or "Chongqing's abbreviation" and contains 俞. 渡 (dù) means "to cross (a river)" and contains 度. Visually, 漼 has a taller right side (崔 with mountain and bird), whereas 渝 and 渡 have different lower components (俞 vs. 度).

漼 is a very rare character in modern Chinese, mainly found in classical literature or poetry to describe deep water or tears streaming down. For example, in the word 漼漼 (cuǐ cuǐ) it vividly depicts tears flowing continuously. It is not used in everyday conversation but may appear in artistic or literary descriptions of sorrow or vast waters.

Common words containing 漼 include: 漼漼 (cuǐ cuǐ) — Deep / (of tears) flowing; 漼然 (cuǐ rán) — (Of tears) falling down; 漼漄 (cuǐ yá) — Deep and vast (water).