Spot 雷
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
雷 component
léi · thunder; surname
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 雷
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue雷Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 雷.
擂=
扌
蕾=
艹
檑=
木
镭=
钅
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 雷 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
芭蕾bālěi
ballet
HSK 3.0 · L7-9花蕾huālěibud
HSK 3.0 · L7-9卡纳蕾kǎ nà lěicanelé
吹擂chuī léito talk big
味蕾wèi lěitaste bud
埃蕾āi lěicentaury herb with flowers
大吹大擂dà chuī dà léito make an exhibition of oneself
性蕾期xìng lěi qīphallic stage
打擂台dǎ lèi tái擂茶léi chá"leicha", a beverage or gruel made from tea leaves, roasted peanuts and herbs etc ground into a powder, traditionally consumed by Hakka people and in the north of Hunan province
擂鼓鸣金léi gǔ míng jīnto beat the drum and sound the gong
擂台lèi táielevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held