擂(lèi)

16 strokes
Readingslèiléi

to pound (with a mortar and pestle)

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Character information

Pinyin
lèi / léi
Meaning
to pound (with a mortar and pestle); to hit (a person); to beat (a drum); to bang on (a door); (dialect) to scold
Strokes
16
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 擂 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌雷

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 雷 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu雷léi

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 擂 step by step

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Words with 擂

Common words using 擂 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chuī吹lèi擂

to talk big; to boast

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lèi擂tái台

elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held; arena; ring

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lèi擂chá茶

"leicha", a beverage or gruel made from tea leaves, roasted peanuts and her…

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dà大chuī吹dà大léi擂

to make an exhibition of oneself

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lèi擂tái台sài赛

single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)

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léi擂gǔ鼓míng鸣jīn金

to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat

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zì自chuī吹zì自léi擂

to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)

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From 擂’s common words

吹台茶大赛鼓鸣金

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