雷 léi thunder
Made up of [雨 yǔ rain radical 173, 田 tián field radical 102]Made with 13 strokes.
The modern form combines the representation of rain and a field. The old form was a picture of a lightning bolt with wheels to represent the rumbling noise.
Related characters
Also uses 雨 yǔ component: 零 líng (zero) 露 lù (dew) 雪 xuě (snow)
Also uses 田 tián component: 畜 chù (livestock) 戴 dài (to respect) 电 diàn (electric) 富 fù (rich) 福 fú (good fortune) 画 huà (to draw) 黄 huáng (yellow) 甲 jiǎ (first in list) 疆 jiāng (border) 累 lèi (tired) 里 lǐ (inside) 猫 māo (cat) 亩 mǔ (area) 男 nán (male) 申 shēn (to extend) 思 sī (to think) 由 yóu (to follow)
Different tone
累 lèi (tired)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
大发雷霆 dà fā léi tíng Fly into a furious rage雷声大,雨点小 léi shēng dà, yǔ diǎn xiǎo Overly portentous. Reality does not match expectations