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Léi

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Léi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Léi | Lei2
English translation
surname Lei
thunder
mine (weapon)
(Internet slang) terrifying
terrific
thunder; surname

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About Léi

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

Léi

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A storm  over the fields  Tián

Etymology of Léi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

雨田

Explanation

Depicts rain () and lightning ( Shēn ) together.

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Example sentences using Léi

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弗雷德·希尔德伯特 sǒng 了耸那暄 de Kuān 肩膀 jiānbǎng .

Fred Hildebert shrugged his big soft shoulders.

克雷斯波上场 shàng chǎng jǐn yǒu 19 miǎo .

Crespo had been on the pitch for 19 seconds.

所有 suǒyǒu 定制 dìng zhì wéi 五秒 de 手雷 shǒu léi 导火索 dǎo huǒ suǒ dōu huì zài 三秒 nèi shāo wán .

All five - second grenade fusewill burn down in three seconds.

zhǔ ā , zài 心里 xīn li 默默 mòmò shuì , 但愿 dàn yuàn 真象 zhēn xiàng 弗雷迪· Ā 切尔 kuā de 那样 nà yàng 坚强 jiānqiáng .

Christ, he thought, I wish I were as solid as Freddy Archer thinks I am.

Léi ěr 眼睛 yǎnjing 起来 qǐlai , Xiàng de 卫士 wèi shì men 点点头.

Ryel's eyes narrowed and he nodded to his guard.

Words with Léi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Léi thunder Léi
雷达 léidá radar (loanword)雷達
雷锋 Léi Fēng Lei Feng (1940-1962), made into a model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards雷鋒
地雷 dì léi landmine地雷 dì léi
雷诺 Léi nuò Reynolds (name)雷諾
雷电 léi diàn thunder and lightning雷電
雷雨 léi yǔ thunderstorm雷雨 léi yǔ
鱼雷 yú léi torpedo魚雷
雷鸣 léi míng thunder rolls雷鳴
格雷 Gé léi Grey格雷 Gé léi
手雷 shǒu léi grenade手雷 shǒu léi
雷同 léi tóng identical雷同 léi tóng
雷霆 léi tíng sound of thunder雷霆 léi tíng
雷管 léi guǎn fuse雷管 léi guǎn
迅雷 xùn léi thunderbolt迅雷 xùn léi
雷阵雨 léi zhèn yǔ thunder shower雷陣雨
雷击 léi jī thunderbolt雷擊
雷蒙德 Léi méng dé Raymond (name)雷蒙德 Léi méng dé
大发雷霆 dà fā léi tíng to be furious大發雷霆
雷克斯 Léi kè sī Rex (name)雷克斯 Léi kè sī
雷鸟 léi niǎo capercaillie (Lagopus, several species)雷鳥
雷声 léi shēng thunder雷聲

Léi Decomposition & Compounds

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Léi Decomposition

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Léi Compounds

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  • Léi
    • lěi , léi , léi , léi , lèi , , , bìng ,
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