bā​lěi HSK7

ballet

bā, pā plantain or banana palm

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

is a component form of .

Sound component
ba, bā to wish

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpraː
Unicodeba

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

lěi buds

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

is a component form of .

Sound component
léi thunder

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangruːlʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang