畾
léi

thunder

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

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Depicts a wheel of a chariot.

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Depicts a wheel of a chariot.

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Depicts a wheel of a chariot.

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangruːl

Sources

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