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霆
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a sudden peal of thunder

HSK 10
Nature →Weather
tíng
テイ
いかづち
정
Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 廷 represents the sound.
Components
雨 rain+ 廷 royal court =
霆 a sudden peal of thunder
雨 Meaning component
yǔ rain
廷 Phonetic component
tíng royal court
court
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Notes
Similar Characters
屚 to leak雷 thunder需 need电 electric (simp)雩 offer sacrifice for rain雪 snow雯 cloud patterns雲 cloud (trad/jp)雳 crashing (simp)零 zero雹 hail電 electricity (trad/jp)雾 mist (simp)霁 to clear up after rain (simp)霂 fine霄 sky霅 thunder震 quake霈 torrential rains霉 mildew (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
霆
Regular
Modern
Chinese
霆 [tíng]
clap of thunder
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
大发雷霆 [dà​fā​léi​tíng] #14,585
to be furious
大发雷霆 [dà​fā​léi​tíng] #14,585
to be furious
谢霆锋 [Xiè​Tíng​fēng] #14,447
Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star
谢霆锋 [Xiè​Tíng​fēng] #14,447
Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star
雷霆 [léi​tíng] #40,577
sound of thunder
星流霆击 [xīng​liú​tíng​jī]
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
星流霆击 [xīng​liú​tíng​jī]
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
雷霆 [らいてい] #52,610
thunder