Taxonomy of meanings for 雷:　　

  • 雷 léi (OC: ruul MC: luoi) 魯回切 平 廣韻：【説文作靁云隂陽薄動靁雨生土物者也又姓後漢有雷義魯回切十三 】
    • THUNDER
      • nabprocessHF 8.10.33: thunder
      • nadNlike the thunder
      • nadVanalogylike thunder
      • vi0processit thunders, there is thunder
    • SURNAMES
      • =罍VESSEL
      • 雷 ｌｅｉ４《集韻》盧對切，去隊來
      • léiSAME
        • vadVin exactly the same wayCH

      Additional information about 雷

      說文解字:

        Criteria
      • RAIN

        1. The general word for rain of any kind is yǔ 雨.

        2. Lín 霖 refers to a lengthy period of rain or abundant rains of any kind..

        3. Fēng yǔ 風雨 refers to a rainstorm.

        4. Léi yǔ 雷雨 refers to a thunderstorm.

        Word relations
      • Assoc: (THUNDER)霆/THUNDER
      • Assoc: (THUNDER)風/WIND The dominant word for wind is fēng 風.
      • Assoc: (THUNDER)雨/RAIN The general word for rain of any kind is yǔ 雨.