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打雷

dǎléi

to thunder

A lightning bolt from a cloud
Memory picture

Characters in this word

打 dǎ

Strokes
5
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 丁 nail
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

雷 léi

Strokes
13
Radical
雨 — rain
Made of
雨 rain 田 field, farm, arable land
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 雷

Example phrases

  • 外面打雷了。 Wàimiàn dǎléi le. It is thundering outside.
  • 晚上会打雷。 Wǎnshang huì dǎléi. It will thunder tonight.
  • 打雷时别出门。 Dǎléi shí bié chūmén. Do not go out during thunder.

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