蕾(lěi)

HSK 7-916 strokes

bud

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Character information

Pinyin
lěi
Meaning
bud
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 蕾 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹雷

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (plant); 雷 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

艹ǎo雷léi

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 蕾 step by step

16 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 蕾

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

bā芭lěi蕾
HSK 7-9

ballet (loanword)

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wèi味lěi蕾

taste bud(s)

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āi埃lěi蕾

centaury herb with flowers (TCM); Herba Centaurii altaici cum flore

Open 埃蕾 page →
ōu欧lěi蕾

(loanword) au lait; with milk

Open 欧蕾 page →
huā花lěi蕾

bud

Open 花蕾 page →
bèi蓓lěi蕾

flower bud

Open 蓓蕾 page →
lěi蕾sī丝

(textiles) (loanword) lace

Open 蕾丝 page →
dù杜lěi蕾sī斯

Durex, a condom brand name

Open 杜蕾斯 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 蕾’s common words

芭味埃欧花蓓丝杜

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