Character

雷

léi HSK 6

雷 léi HSK 6

1. thunder (the loud sound produced when two oppositely charged clouds discharge electricity)
2. explosive military weapon; mine or torpedo
3. (colloq.) (internet slang) to shock or astound someone (as if struck by lightning); to go viral for being outrageous
4. a surname

Words using 雷 as léi (3)

1 打雷 dǎ léi — to thunder HSK 6
- 打 to strike, to produce (a natural phenomenon)
- 雷 thunder
Example

外面打雷了，我们别出去了。

wài miàn dǎ léi le wǒ men bié chū qù le

It's thundering outside, let's not go out.
2 雷同 léi tóng — identical HSK 7
- 雷 originally 'thunder', here from ancient legal term for standardized judgments
- 同 same, identical
Example

他们的答案雷同，老师怀疑他们作弊。

tā men de dá àn léi tóng lǎo shī huái yí tā men zuò bì

Their answers are identical, the teacher suspects they cheated.
3 雷达 léi dá — radar HSK 7
- 雷 phonetic component representing 'ra' in radar
- 达 phonetic component representing 'dar' in radar
Example

飞机上装有先进的雷达系统。

fēi jī shàng zhuāng yǒu xiān jìn de léi dá xì tǒng

The airplane is equipped with an advanced radar system.

Structure & writing

雷 léi — thunder (the loud sound produced when two oppositely charged clouds discharge electricity)

雷 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

蕾 lěi flower bud, unopened bloom

consists of

1 雨 yǔ — rain (water droplets falling from clouds)

雨 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

雪 xuě snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C) 零 líng fragmentary; scattered; small in number (opposite of 整)

HSK 3

需 xū to need, to require

HSK 5

漏 lòu to drip, seep, or fall through a hole or crack 雾 wù fog; mist (tiny water droplets suspended near the ground when temperature drops) 震 zhèn to shake or vibrate violently

HSK 6

雷 léi thunder (the loud sound produced when two oppositely charged clouds discharge electricity) 露 lù dew; water droplets condensed on surfaces near the ground

HSK 7

雹 báo hail; balls or chunks of ice formed by condensation in the atmosphere, often falling with heavy rain, causing damage 霉 méi (of clothes, food, etc.) to become moldy from dampness and heat 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 霜 shuāng frost (white ice crystals formed on surfaces near the ground when temperature drops below 0°C) 霞 xiá rosy clouds; colorful glow in the sky at sunrise or sunset

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霸 bà leader of a feudal alliance in ancient China

2 田 tián — farmland; cultivated field (in some regions specifically paddy field)

田 is a component in 23 characters

HSK 1

果 guǒ fruit; the seed-bearing part of a plant after flowering 男 nán male (opposite of "female") 里 lǐ inner lining (of clothing, bedding, etc.); reverse side of a fabric

HSK 2

备 bèi to possess, to be equipped with 思 sī to think, consider, use one's mind 画 huà to draw or paint (with a brush or similar tool) 累 lěi to pile up; to accumulate

HSK 3

界 jiè boundary between different regions 留 liú to stay in a place; not to leave

HSK 4

奋 fèn to rouse oneself; to strive vigorously 细 xì thin (of a rod-like object, opposite of 粗)

HSK 5

胃 wèi stomach (digestive organ connecting the esophagus and duodenum)

HSK 6

略 lüè brief, not detailed; opposite of '详' 雷 léi thunder (the loud sound produced when two oppositely charged clouds discharge electricity)

HSK 7

亩 mǔ mǔ, a Chinese unit of area (1 mǔ = 666.7 m²; 10 fēn = 1 mǔ; 100 mǔ = 1 qǐng) 兽 shòu beast; mammal (generally referring to four-legged, fur-covered mammals) 嚏 tì (lit.) to sneeze 甸 diàn outlying areas beyond the suburbs in ancient times 畔 pàn boundary of a field

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畜 chù animal; esp. domesticated beast 畴 chóu (lit.) cultivated farmland 畸 jī irregular, abnormal 苗 miáo seedling; tender shoots or leaves of certain vegetables

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