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霆

tíng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 thunderclap; violent thunder

Examples

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
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