Usage of the character 泣

to sob

chuòqì

啜泣

[啜泣]

to sob

yǐnqì

饮泣

[飲泣]

(literary) to weep in silence

bēiqì

悲泣

[悲泣]

to weep with grief

qìjiàn

泣谏

[泣諫]

to counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity

kūqì

哭泣

[哭泣]

to weep

tìqì

涕泣

[涕泣]

to weep
to shed tears

chōuqì

抽泣

[抽泣]

to sob spasmodically

āiqì

哀泣

[哀泣]

to wail

chuíqì

垂泣

[垂泣]

to shed tears

yǎnmiàn'érqì

掩面而泣

[掩面而泣]

to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)

kěgēkěqì

可歌可泣

[可歌可泣]

lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
happy and sad
inspiring and tragic

rúsùrúqì

如诉如泣

[如訴如泣]

see 如泣如訴／如泣如诉 (rúqìrúsù)

xǐjí'érqì

喜极而泣

[喜極而泣]

crying tears of joy (idiom)

rúqìrúsù

如泣如诉

[如泣如訴]

lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom)
fig. mournful (music or singing)

niúyīduìqì

牛衣对泣

[牛衣對泣]

couple living in destitute misery (idiom)