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霆

tíng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 thunderclap; violent thunder

Examples

将军的军队以雷霆之势推进。
Jiāngjūn de jūnduì yǐ léitíng zhī shì tuījìn.
The general's army moved with the speed of thunder and lightning.
听到消息，他大发雷霆。
Tīngdào xiāoxi, tā dàfāléitíng.
Hearing the news, he flew into a furious rage.

Tips

usage
Used in 雷霆 (léitíng, thunderclap), which conveys overwhelming force or fury, as in 大发雷霆 (dàfāléitíng, to fly into a thunderous rage) and 雷霆万钧 (léitíngwànjūn, with the force of a thunderbolt).

Components

radical
雨 yǔ
rain
The rain radical 雨 sits on top, as in most weather characters. It places this firmly in the world of storms: thunder.
phonetic
廷 tíng
court (phonetic)
廷 (tíng, court) sits below and gives the exact sound with no tone change. The same phonetic appears in 庭 and 蜓.

Stroke Order

霆 tíng