雷 (léi)

Thunder

How 雷 is written

Strokes
13
Radical
雨 — rain
Traditional
雷
Simplified
雷 (unchanged)

Common words using 雷

迅雷 xùnléi
thunderbolt
地雷 dìléi
landmine; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
大發雷霆 dàfāléitíng
to be furious; to fly into a terrible rage
手雷 shǒuléi
grenade
打雷 dǎléi
to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder
掃雷 sǎoléi
minesweeper (computer game)
格雷 géléi
Grey; Gray
雷人 léirén
(internet slang) shocking; appalling; terrifying
雷克薩斯 léikèsàsī
Lexus; see also 凌志[Ling2 zhi4]
雷厲風行 léilìfēngxíng
pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction
雷同 léitóng
mirroring others; identical
雷峰塔 léifēngtǎ
Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake)

雷 in a sentence

剛剛打雷了,可能會下雨。

Gānggāng dǎléi le, kěnéng huì xiàyǔ.

“It just thundered; it might rain.”

How common is 雷?

雷 is the 685th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 82.4% of all running text.

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