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雷
léi
1. thunder
2. mine (weapon)
3. (Internet slang) terrifying
4. terrific
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

雷
léi
thunder; surname
HSK 5 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

饵雷
ěrléi
baited trap
雷击
léijī
lightning strike
雷雨
léiyǔ
thunderstorm
响雷
xiǎngléi
to be thundering
雷人
léirén
(Internet slang) shocking
雷恩
Léiēn
Rennes
雷轰
léihōng
sound of thunder
雷锋
LéiFēng
Lei Feng (1940-1962), made into a model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards
雷鸟
léiniǎo
capercaillie (Lagopus, several species)
霹雷
pīléi
thunderbolt
雷波
Léibō
Leibo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture [[涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州<LiángshānYízúzìzhìzhōu>]], south Sichuan
格雷
Géléi
Grey
沉雷
chénléi
deep growling thunder
雷曼
Léimàn
Lehman or Leymann (name)
雷射
léishè
laser (loanword used in Taiwan)
雷诺
Léinuò
Reynolds (name)
雷同
léitóng
mirroring others
雷达
léidá
radar (loanword)
HSK 6
雷电
léidiàn
thunder and lightning
雷鬼
léiguǐ
reggae

Alternate Entries

雷
Léi
surname Lei
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
685
Word Frequency Rank
424 of 84,292

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