雷 (léi): thunder
雷 (léi) is a Chinese character meaning “thunder.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 雨 (structural) and 田 (structural). It ranks #686 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 雷 a storm 雨 over the fields 田. Its radical form 雨 (rain) appears in many related characters such as 雨 (yǔ, rain), 零 (líng, zero), 雪 (xuě, snow).
Definitions
- thunder
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA storm 雨 over the fields 田
Decomposition: ⿱雨田 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 雷
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雷达 | léi dá | (loanword) radar |
| 格雷 | gé léi | Grey |
| 地雷 | dì léi | land mine () |
| 雷蒙德 | léi méng dé | Raymond (name) |
| 雷鸟 | léi niǎo | capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) |
| 雷克斯 | léi kè sī | Rex (name) |
| 鱼雷 | yú léi | torpedo |
| 雷鸣 | léi míng | thunder rolls |
| 雷管 | léi guǎn | detonator |
| 手雷 | shǒu léi | grenade |
| 布雷 | bù léi | to lay mines |
| 雷电 | léi diàn | thunder and lightning |
| 雷公 | léi gōng | Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology |
| 雷区 | léi qū | minefield (lit. and fig.) |
| 暴跳如雷 | bào tiào rú léi | to stamp with fury |
雷 appears in 100 compound words: 48 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 16 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 雷 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
Alternative name for 阿德萊德／阿德莱德 (Ādéláidé).: Adelaide (the state capital and largest city in South Australia, Australia)
Hamlet (name); the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark c. 1601 by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
Alternative name for 阿德萊德／阿德莱德 (Ādéláidé).: Adelaide (the state capital and largest city in South Australia, Australia)
Example Sentences
打雷的时候不要站在树下，很危险。
Dǎléi de shíhou búyào zhàn zài shù xià, hěn wēixiǎn.
Don't stand under trees when thundering; it's very dangerous.
雷军公布新一代SU7赤霞红配色,此前已开启...
léi jūn gōng bù xīn yī dài S U 7 chì xiá hóng pèi sè , cǐ qián yǐ kāi qǐ . . .
Lei Jun announced the new generation of SU7 Cabernet Red color scheme, which has been opened...
...最严厉处分?快艇涉嫌9亿元阴阳约 美记曝雷纳德合约恐作废
. . . zuì yán lì chǔ fēn ? kuài tǐng shè xián 9 yì yuán yīn yáng yuē měi jì pù léi nà dé gě yuē kǒng zuò fèi
... The most severe punishment? The Clippers are suspected of a 900 million yuan yin-yang contract, and Meiji revealed that Leonard's contract may be invalidated
西部战区空军雷达某旅(26.2.17)
xī bù zhàn qū kōng jūn léi dá mǒu lǚ ( 2 6 . 2 . 1 7 )
A brigade of the Western Theater Air Force radar (26.2.17)
新冬能·场外音丨金雷:中国队冬奥“现原形”?让我们..
xīn dōng néng chǎng wài yīn 丨 jīn léi zhōng guó duì dōng ào xiàn yuán xíng ? ràng wǒ men . .
The new Winter Olympics will be a great opportunity to see how the Chinese team will perform in the Winter Olympics. The first time I've ever seen one of these, I've seen a lot of them.
雷军晒本人AI拜年图并发文:今天初二,继续...
léi jūn shài běn rén bài nián tú bìng fā wén jīn tiān chū èr , jì xù . . .
Lei Jun sun myself AI New Year's Day picture and text: today the second day, continue...
他扮演哈姆雷特的角色。
Tā bànyǎn Hāmǔléitè de juésè.
He played the part of Hamlet.
托雷斯把球踢给了队友。
Tuō léi sī bǎ qiú tī gěi le duìyǒu.
Torres booted the ball to his teammate.
我赌阿尔弗雷德叔叔会回来。
Wǒ dǔ ā'ěrfúléidé shūshu huì huílai.
I bet Uncle Alfred'll come back.
你有弗雷迪的消息吗？
Nǐ yǒu Fúléi dí de xiāoxi ma?
Have you heard from Freddie?
Character Family
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