蕾
bud
16 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,420 U+857E
How 蕾 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “plant”) + 雷 (phonetic, léi)
How to remember it
flower bud · Heisig RSH #1691
flower + 雷 thunder
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 雷
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 雷 (léi) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雷 sound component | léi | thunder; surname |
| 擂 | lèi | to rub, to grind; to use a mortar and pestle |
| 镭 | léi | radium |
Words containing 蕾
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蕾丝花边 | lěi sī huā biān | lace border (loanword) |
| 克蕾儿 | Kè lěi r | Clare (name) |
| 性蕾期 | xìng lěi qī | phallic stage (psychology) |
| 卡纳蕾 | kǎ nà lěi | canelé (a French pastry) (loanword) |
| 蕾丝边 | lěi sī biān | (slang) (loanword) lesbian |
| 杜蕾斯 | Dù lěi sī | Durex, a condom brand name |
| 花蕾 | huā lěi | bud; flower bud |
| 水上芭蕾 | shuǐ shàng bā lěi | synchronized swimming |
| 蕾丝 | lěi sī | (textiles) (loanword) lace |
| 烤布蕾 | kǎo bù lěi | (loanword) crème brûlée |
| 欧蕾 | ōu lěi | (loanword) au lait; with milk |
| 味蕾 | wèi lěi | taste bud(s) |
| 蕾哈娜 | Lěi hā nà | Rihanna (1988-), Barbadian pop singer |
| 莫蕾 | mò lěi | mole (Mexican sauce) |
| 埃蕾 | āi lěi | centaury herb with flowers (TCM); Herba Centaurii altaici cum flore |
| 芭蕾舞 | bā lěi wǔ | ballet (loanword) |
| 舒芙蕾 | shū fú lěi | (loanword) soufflé |
| 芭蕾 | bā lěi | ballet (loanword) |
| 蔷薇花蕾 | qiáng wēi huā lěi | rosebud |
| 蓓蕾 | bèi lěi | flower bud; young flower still tightly rolled up |