雷 léi
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 雨 — rain
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
雷达
léidá
radar
Characters in this word
达 dá
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 新型雷达能够在复杂海况下识别微小目标，为搜救争取时间。 Xīnxíng léidá nénggòu zài fùzá hǎikuàng xià shíbié wēixiǎo mùbiāo, wèi sōujiù zhēngqǔ shíjiān. The new radar can identify tiny targets under complex sea conditions, buying time for search and rescue.
- 机场的雷达能看到几百公里外的飞机。 Jīchǎng de léidá néng kàn dào jǐ bǎi gōnglǐ wài de fēijī. The airport radar can see planes hundreds of kilometres away.
- 渔船上装有雷达，大雾天也能找到方向。 Yúchuán shang zhuāng yǒu léidá, dàwù tiān yě néng zhǎodào fāngxiàng. The fishing boat is fitted with radar, so it can find its way even on a foggy day.
Related words
- 打雷 dǎléi to thunder
- 雷 léi thunder
- 雷同 léitóng to be identical or overly similar
- 表达 biǎodá to express
- 达到 dádào to reach; to achieve
- 到达 dàodá to arrive
- 发达 fādá developed; advanced
- 传达 chuándá to pass on a message
- 达成 dáchéng to reach; to achieve
- 抵达 dǐdá to arrive, to reach
- 达标 dábiāo to reach the standard; to meet requirements
- 豁达 huòdá open-minded; magnanimous