Read Edit View history 雷 léiLéi HSK4 thunder Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts rain (雨) and lightning (申) together. Pinyin Separate values with commas léi × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 雷 Simp strokes 雷 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a lightning bolt. Modern form looks like unrelated 田. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 雷 Simp strokes 雷 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 雷 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 363, 775 ], [ 429, 768 ], [ 641, 804 ], [ 683, 802 ] ], [ [ 204, 652 ], [ 216, 623 ], [ 214, 601 ], [ 176, 523 ], [ 168, 464 ] ], [ [ 248, 620 ], [ 260, 610 ], [ 282, 610 ], [ 446, 640 ], [ 783, 681 ], [ 824, 665 ], [ 842, 639 ], [ 766, 555 ] ], [ [ 479, 748 ], [ 513, 719 ], [ 513, 554 ], [ 502, 418 ], [ 505, 368 ] ], [ [ 313, 529 ], [ 365, 517 ], [ 400, 497 ] ], [ [ 306, 403 ], [ 363, 393 ], [ 382, 381 ] ], [ [ 593, 575 ], [ 663, 557 ], [ 699, 530 ] ], [ [ 589, 456 ], [ 667, 435 ], [ 694, 406 ] ], [ [ 250, 298 ], [ 274, 281 ], [ 299, 245 ], [ 325, 68 ], [ 347, -7 ] ], [ [ 296, 298 ], [ 307, 289 ], [ 346, 281 ], [ 527, 304 ], [ 660, 330 ], [ 698, 330 ], [ 717, 321 ], [ 741, 293 ], [ 740, 282 ], [ 707, 67 ], [ 684, 25 ], [ 683, -34 ] ], [ 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524 751 514 755 C 487 769 464 779 472 750 Q 472 747 474 742 Q 483 715 491 659 L 492 630 Z", "M 328 508 Q 373 481 400 481 Q 413 482 416 495 Q 417 507 410 519 Q 389 546 344 543 Q 310 539 307 535 Q 303 532 308 523 Q 312 516 328 508 Z", "M 305 388 Q 368 358 389 365 Q 401 369 399 389 Q 395 401 378 414 Q 348 430 297 413 Q 288 412 293 400 Q 294 393 305 388 Z", "M 624 544 Q 648 532 674 518 Q 690 511 703 516 Q 713 519 713 532 Q 713 545 697 569 Q 688 582 661 586 Q 598 589 587 579 Q 584 575 589 563 Q 595 554 624 544 Z", "M 613 431 Q 686 397 696 398 Q 703 401 705 412 Q 706 424 693 444 Q 684 459 657 464 Q 591 470 583 462 Q 580 458 584 449 Q 588 442 613 431 Z", "M 287 298 Q 271 305 254 310 Q 247 311 242 306 Q 235 300 244 289 Q 287 226 298 75 Q 299 15 339 -14 Q 340 -15 343 -17 Q 362 -21 362 10 Q 362 17 361 24 L 356 58 Q 335 139 328 259 C 327 282 315 287 287 298 Z", "M 633 42 Q 643 17 664 -31 Q 673 -49 683 -48 Q 699 -45 709 -20 Q 737 32 743 103 Q 750 148 757 199 Q 763 248 787 277 Q 805 296 792 311 Q 771 333 724 355 Q 706 365 672 355 Q 525 307 287 298 C 257 297 298 254 328 259 Q 391 269 469 282 L 509 287 Q 570 297 643 307 Q 677 313 691 297 Q 712 258 677 82 Q 676 66 669 64 Q 665 61 647 71 C 618 79 622 70 633 42 Z", "M 534 164 Q 565 171 598 177 Q 623 183 627 186 Q 634 193 631 201 Q 624 211 598 219 Q 564 225 537 211 L 484 196 Q 450 190 408 186 Q 374 180 399 165 Q 435 146 485 155 L 534 164 Z", "M 530 77 Q 531 123 534 164 L 537 211 Q 537 229 539 239 Q 546 255 537 265 Q 524 278 509 287 C 484 303 456 309 469 282 Q 481 261 484 196 L 485 155 Q 485 121 487 71 C 488 41 529 47 530 77 Z", "M 361 24 Q 362 24 366 24 Q 453 39 633 42 C 663 43 671 53 647 71 Q 617 98 533 78 Q 532 78 530 77 L 487 71 Q 415 64 356 58 C 326 55 331 22 361 24 Z" ] } 13 strokes 雷 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 363, 775 ], [ 429, 768 ], [ 641, 804 ], [ 683, 802 ] ], [ [ 204, 652 ], [ 216, 623 ], [ 214, 601 ], [ 176, 523 ], [ 168, 464 ] ], [ [ 248, 620 ], [ 260, 610 ], [ 282, 610 ], [ 446, 640 ], [ 783, 681 ], [ 824, 665 ], [ 842, 639 ], [ 766, 555 ] ], [ [ 479, 748 ], [ 513, 719 ], [ 513, 554 ], [ 502, 418 ], [ 505, 368 ] ], [ [ 313, 529 ], [ 365, 517 ], [ 400, 497 ] ], [ [ 306, 403 ], [ 363, 393 ], [ 382, 381 ] ], [ [ 593, 575 ], [ 663, 557 ], [ 699, 530 ] ], [ [ 589, 456 ], [ 667, 435 ], [ 694, 406 ] ], [ [ 250, 298 ], [ 274, 281 ], [ 299, 245 ], [ 325, 68 ], [ 347, -7 ] ], [ [ 296, 298 ], [ 307, 289 ], [ 346, 281 ], [ 527, 304 ], [ 660, 330 ], [ 698, 330 ], [ 717, 321 ], [ 741, 293 ], [ 740, 282 ], [ 707, 67 ], [ 684, 25 ], [ 683, -34 ] ], [ [ 401, 177 ], [ 460, 171 ], [ 574, 197 ], [ 620, 196 ] ], [ [ 476, 280 ], [ 503, 260 ], [ 510, 237 ], [ 508, 97 ], [ 493, 79 ] ], [ [ 364, 30 ], [ 375, 43 ], [ 639, 69 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 514 755 Q 575 768 641 777 Q 683 786 690 791 Q 699 798 695 808 Q 688 820 658 829 Q 637 835 524 806 Q 443 791 371 785 Q 334 781 360 762 Q 399 737 472 750 L 514 755 Z", "M 240 627 Q 227 652 215 660 Q 194 676 192 646 Q 198 612 162 568 Q 114 529 151 459 Q 167 431 190 461 Q 206 486 217 522 Q 230 567 241 592 Q 242 593 242 596 L 240 627 Z", "M 536 636 Q 734 669 781 660 Q 796 650 794 642 Q 794 639 762 567 Q 755 554 761 549 Q 768 545 786 556 Q 844 593 890 605 Q 929 617 928 625 Q 927 635 853 691 Q 826 710 727 692 Q 627 680 538 666 L 491 659 Q 433 653 363 642 Q 302 632 240 627 C 210 624 213 603 242 596 Q 269 583 323 597 Q 428 627 492 630 L 536 636 Z", "M 492 630 Q 492 552 476 439 Q 466 403 495 364 L 496 362 Q 505 352 514 362 Q 535 392 535 488 Q 535 561 536 636 L 538 666 Q 539 690 544 712 Q 551 734 531 745 Q 524 751 514 755 C 487 769 464 779 472 750 Q 472 747 474 742 Q 483 715 491 659 L 492 630 Z", "M 328 508 Q 373 481 400 481 Q 413 482 416 495 Q 417 507 410 519 Q 389 546 344 543 Q 310 539 307 535 Q 303 532 308 523 Q 312 516 328 508 Z", "M 305 388 Q 368 358 389 365 Q 401 369 399 389 Q 395 401 378 414 Q 348 430 297 413 Q 288 412 293 400 Q 294 393 305 388 Z", "M 624 544 Q 648 532 674 518 Q 690 511 703 516 Q 713 519 713 532 Q 713 545 697 569 Q 688 582 661 586 Q 598 589 587 579 Q 584 575 589 563 Q 595 554 624 544 Z", "M 613 431 Q 686 397 696 398 Q 703 401 705 412 Q 706 424 693 444 Q 684 459 657 464 Q 591 470 583 462 Q 580 458 584 449 Q 588 442 613 431 Z", "M 287 298 Q 271 305 254 310 Q 247 311 242 306 Q 235 300 244 289 Q 287 226 298 75 Q 299 15 339 -14 Q 340 -15 343 -17 Q 362 -21 362 10 Q 362 17 361 24 L 356 58 Q 335 139 328 259 C 327 282 315 287 287 298 Z", "M 633 42 Q 643 17 664 -31 Q 673 -49 683 -48 Q 699 -45 709 -20 Q 737 32 743 103 Q 750 148 757 199 Q 763 248 787 277 Q 805 296 792 311 Q 771 333 724 355 Q 706 365 672 355 Q 525 307 287 298 C 257 297 298 254 328 259 Q 391 269 469 282 L 509 287 Q 570 297 643 307 Q 677 313 691 297 Q 712 258 677 82 Q 676 66 669 64 Q 665 61 647 71 C 618 79 622 70 633 42 Z", "M 534 164 Q 565 171 598 177 Q 623 183 627 186 Q 634 193 631 201 Q 624 211 598 219 Q 564 225 537 211 L 484 196 Q 450 190 408 186 Q 374 180 399 165 Q 435 146 485 155 L 534 164 Z", "M 530 77 Q 531 123 534 164 L 537 211 Q 537 229 539 239 Q 546 255 537 265 Q 524 278 509 287 C 484 303 456 309 469 282 Q 481 261 484 196 L 485 155 Q 485 121 487 71 C 488 41 529 47 530 77 Z", "M 361 24 Q 362 24 366 24 Q 453 39 633 42 C 663 43 671 53 647 71 Q 617 98 533 78 Q 532 78 530 77 L 487 71 Q 415 64 356 58 C 326 55 331 22 361 24 Z" ] } 13 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.