擂
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(bound form) platform for a martial art contest; Taiwan pr. [lei2]
16 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,158 U+64C2
How 擂 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 雷 (phonetic, léi)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 雷
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 雷 (léi) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雷 sound component | léi | thunder; surname |
| 蕾 | lěi | flower bud |
| 镭 | léi | radium |
Words containing 擂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大吹大擂 | dà chuī dà léi | to make an exhibition of oneself; ostentation |
| 自吹自擂 | zì chuī zì léi | to blow one's own trumpet (idiom) |
| 打擂台 | dǎ lèi tái | (old) to fight on the leitai; (fig.) to enter a contest |
| 擂台赛 | lèi tái sài | single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated) |
| 擂鼓鸣金 | léi gǔ míng jīn | to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat; to egg p… |
| 擂台 | lèi tái | elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held; arena; ring |
| 擂茶 | léi chá | "leicha", a beverage or gruel made from tea leaves, roasted peanuts and herbs etc ground i… |
| 擂鼓 | léi gǔ | to beat a drum |
| 吹擂 | chuī léi | to talk big; to boast |