雷击 (léi jī) — to be struck by lightning

Definition

verb

to be struck by lightning

雷击。
Nà ge rén bèi léi jī le.
That person was struck by lightning.
雷击，。
Shān shàng róng yì zāo dào léi jī, yào xiǎo xīn.
The mountain is prone to lightning strikes; be careful.
雷击。
Zhè kē shù qù nián bèi léi jī guò.
This tree was struck by lightning last year.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

雷léilightning

The 雷 lightning and 击 strike meanings combine to picture lightning hitting a target.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

畾

畾léi雷léi

Same sound today

The top 雨 (rain) points to the meaning, and the bottom 畾 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

毄

毄jī擊jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

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