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léi = l + ei2
surname Lei
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léi = l + ei2
thunder / mine (weapon) / (Internet slang) terrifying / terrific
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léi = l + ei2
thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine / (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)
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How to pronounce 雷

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= l initial

L is for Sir Lancelot.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei2 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

雷 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
tián = ti + an2
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
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= yu + Ø3
rain / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]
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= yu + Ø4
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet
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Characters with 雷 as component

lěi = l + ei3
bud
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lèi = l + ei4
(bound form) platform for a martial art contest / Taiwan pr. [lei2]
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léi = l + ei2
to pound (with a mortar and pestle) / to hit (a person) / to beat (a drum) / to bang on (a door) / (dialect) to scold
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Words with 雷

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radar (loanword)
Grey / Gray
landmine / CL:顆|颗[ke1] / (fig.) sore point / weak spot

Sentences with 雷

雷 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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