垒

壘

lěi

noun #2,812

Meanings

1 base (in baseball)
2 rampart
3 fortress
4 to pile up

Characters

base; rampart; to pile up

Examples

他跑到了二垒。

Tā pǎo dào le èr lěi.

He ran to second base.

他们用石头垒了一堵墙。

Tāmen yòng shítou lěi le yī dǔ qiáng.

They built a wall by piling up stones.

Tips

usage

In sports contexts, 垒 refers to bases in baseball (一垒, 二垒, 三垒). In other contexts it means to pile or stack things up.

Stroke Order

垒 lěi