檑

Translingual

Han character

檑 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+13, 17 strokes, cangjie input 木一月田 (DMBW), four-corner 4196₂, composition ⿰木雷)

1. a sizable log covered in spikes, thrown at besiegers to inflict grievous bodily harm
   • "Lei ... a heavy object for throwing to attack soldiers under and outside the city walls" Mechanisms in Ancient Chinese Books with Illustrations

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 556, character 28
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15660
• Dae Jaweon: page 946, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1300, character 8
• Unihan data for U+6A91

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Chinese

trad.		檑
simp. #		檑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): léi, lèi (lei², lei⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ, ㄌㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: léi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: léi
    • Wade–Giles: lei²
    • Yale: léi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lei
    • Palladius: лэй (lɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lèi
    • Wade–Giles: lei⁴
    • Yale: lèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ley
    • Palladius: лэй (lɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: leoi⁴
    • Yale: lèuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹/

Definitions

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Japanese

Kanji

檑

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): らい (rai)

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Vietnamese

Han character

檑: Hán Nôm readings: rui

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