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to wind around

HSK 10
léi
ルイ、ライ
つづ.る
Phonosemantic compound. 畾 represents the sound and 糸 represents the meaning.
Components
Traditional (纍)
fields divided by dikes+ silk =
to wind around
Phonetic component
léi fields divided by dikes
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Meaning component
silk
Simplified (累)
rice field+ silk =
tired
Simplified component
tián rice field
field, arable land, cultivated
Shorthand for the phonetic component 畾.
Meaning component
silk
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [Léi]
surname Lei
/ [léi]
rope; to bind together; to twist around
Example Sentences