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Chinese symbol for “thunderstorm”

雷雨
léi yǔ
thunderstorm

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thunderstorm is 雷雨 (léi yǔ), defined as: thunderstorm.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

雷 léi
thunder; surname
radical 173 ⾬ · 13 strokes
雨 yǔ
rain
radical 173 ⾬ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “thunderstorm”

WordPinyinMeaning
雷暴léi bàothunderstorm

Related words

Other words that share a character with 雷雨.

WordPinyinMeaning
雷达 (雷達)léi dá(loanword) radar
布雷 (佈雷)bù léito lay mines
鱼雷 (魚雷)yú léitorpedo
地雷dì léiland mine (颗 (kē)); (fig.) sore point; weak spot
迅雷xùn léithunderbolt
雷霆léi tíngsound of thunder
下雨xià yǔto rain
大雨dà yǔheavy rain; 场 (cháng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “thunderstorm”.

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.

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