懂中文 Dong Chinese

擂

léi, lèi

rub

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 雷 represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

雷 sound component

雷  Sound component

léi

  

thunder

Definitions

擂  

léi

rub, grind; grind with a mortar and pestle; triturate; beat; to grind

擂  

lèi

to beat (a drum)

Most common words with 擂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

擂台

arena

擂

beat

自吹自擂

to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)

擂台赛

single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)

打擂台

(old) to fight on the leitai