Chinese symbol for “thunder”
雷
léi
thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷 (dì léi) land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler
The closest CC-CEDICT match for thunder is 雷 (léi), defined as: thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷 (dì léi) land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “thunder”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 雷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雷达 (雷達) | léi dá | (loanword) radar |
| 布雷 (佈雷) | bù léi | to lay mines |
| 鱼雷 (魚雷) | yú léi | torpedo |
| 地雷 | dì léi | land mine (颗 (kē)); (fig.) sore point; weak spot |
| 迅雷 | xùn léi | thunderbolt |
| 雷霆 | léi tíng | sound of thunder |
See also: Japanese symbol for “thunder”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.