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霹
pī
1. clap of thunder
Common • Top 11% ✏️ 21 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

霹
pī
thunderclap, crashing thunder
21 丶

Compound Words (8)

霹雷
pīléi
thunderbolt
霹雳
Pīlì
Perak (state of Malaysia)
霹雳
pīlì
clap of thunder
霹雳舞
pīlìwǔ
to breakdance
列缺霹雳
lièquēpīlì
thunder and lightning
晴天霹雳
qíngtiānpīlì
thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue
霹雳啪啦
pīlìpālā
see [[噼裡啪啦|噼里啪啦<pīlipālā>]]
青天霹雳
qīngtiānpīlì
thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,437
Word Frequency Rank
9,125 of 84,292

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