雷(léi)

HSK 413 strokes

surname Lei

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Character information

Pinyin
léi
Meaning
surname Lei
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 雷 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱雨田

A storm 雨 over the fields 田

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

雨yǔ田tián

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 雷 step by step

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

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Words with 雷

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

dǎ打léi雷
HSK 4

to rumble with thunder

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bù布léi雷

to lay mines

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dì地léi雷

land mine (CL:颗); (fig.) sore point; weak spot

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dà大léi雷

(slang) large breasts

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bù不yuè越léi雷chí池

not overstepping the prescribed limits

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gǔ古tè特léi雷sī斯

António Guterres (1949-), secretary-general of the United Nations (2017-), prime minist…

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páo咆xiào哮rú如léi雷

to be in a thundering rage (idiom)

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hā哈mǔ姆léi雷tè特

Hamlet (name)

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From 雷’s common words

打布地大不越池古

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