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CHINESE CHARACTER
léi
雷
雷
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thunder
- Numbered pinyin
- lei2
- English meanings
- thunder; mine; surname Lei
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
to rein in
rampart; stack
tear
piled up; upright
measure word (kinds)
tired
bud
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Related words
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