pī​lìPī​lì

awesome

thunder

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
rain
Sound component
pì, bì law

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰeːɡ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

thunderclap Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
rain
Sound component
history

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

thunderclap Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
rain
Sound component
experience, history

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangreːɡ
Unicodelek

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang