累 lèi tired; weary; to strain
Made up of [田 tián field radical 102, 纟 sī silk radical 120]Made with 11 strokes.
Originally meaning to 'pile up'. As it consists of 'field' and 'silk' it can be thought of as the traditional work of men and women
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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) ; 雷 léi (thunder) ; 里 lǐ (inside) ; 猫 māo (cat) ; 亩 mǔ (area) ; 男 nán (male) ; 申 shēn (to extend) ; 思 sī (to think) ; 由 yóu (to follow)
Also uses 纟 sī component: 纺 fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) 纷 fēn (numerous) ; 纲 gāng (guiding principle) ; 给 gěi (give) ; 红 hóng (red) ; 纪 jì (order) ; 结 jié (knot) ; 经 jīng (Classic) ; 绿 lù (green) ; 维 wéi (to preserve) ; 绪 xù (beginnings) ; 纸 zhǐ (paper) ; 终 zhōng (end) ; 组 zǔ (to form)
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雷 léi (thunder)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
干活不由东累死也无功 gàn huó bú yóu dōng lèi sǐ yě wú gōng Only work on what is needed to be done危如累卵 wēi rú lěi luǎn In a dangerous state - about to collapse. Just about to fall and break apart.