léi

technical
archaic

Meaning of

檑 means large logs or timbers rolled down from heights to attack enemy soldiers in ancient siege warfare. Pronounced léi.

  • large logs or timbers rolled down from heights to attack enemy soldiers in ancient siege warfare

Character Info

Radical
Strokes17
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Shǒu
chéng
jiàng
shì
cóng
chéng
qiáng
shàng
tuī
xià
léi
 
tuì退
le
pān
de
jūn
 

The defending soldiers pushed rolling logs down from the city walls, smashing back the enemy troops climbing up.

dài
shǒu
chéng
cháng
yòng
gǔn
léi
shí
zuò
wéi
fáng
 

In ancient times, defenders commonly used rolling logs and stones as defensive weapons to protect cities.

Léi
cóng
shān
dǐng
gǔn
luò
 
shì
dǎng
 

The rolling logs tumbled down from the mountaintop with unstoppable momentum.