畾
léi

thunder

Depicts three wheels to represent the sound of thunder rumbling. Original form of 雷. Not related to 田.

Components

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characterless component

Depicts a wheel of a chariot.

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◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts a wheel of a chariot.

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◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts a wheel of a chariot.

Component uses

Sound (2 of 3 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangruːl

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang