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

        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.