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纍 is a word that means rope, to bind together, or to twist around.
It's also a Chinese surname Lei (one of several versions of Lei).
Surname
This is one Chinese surname that romanizes as Lei.
There are other characters that romanize as Lei, and are surnames. Make sure you get the right one.
I believe this is also a surname in Korean, where it's written as 루 and pronounced like “Ru” or “Lu” in modern Korean.
雷 can mean thunder, lightning, thunderbolt, mine (weapon), or slang for something terrifying or a fit of anger.
Some will say it is the symbol of the god of thunder or the god of lightning.
雷 is also a Chinese surname that romanizes as Lei.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Lei search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
勒 see styles |
lēi lei1 lei roku ろく |
More info & calligraphy: Le(1) bit (horse mouthpiece); (2) (See 永字八法) second stroke in the Eight Principles of Yong; rightward stroke Rein; extort, force; a left stroke; to draw in. |
嫘 see styles |
léi lei2 lei |
More info & calligraphy: Lei |
累 see styles |
lèi lei4 lei rui るい |
More info & calligraphy: Leitrouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement; (female given name) Rui To tie; accumulate; repeatedly; to implicate, involve. |
纍 累 see styles |
léi lei2 lei |
More info & calligraphy: LeiSee: 累 |
雷 see styles |
léi lei2 lei rai らい |
More info & calligraphy: Leigh(1) lightning; thunder; thunderbolt; (2) (かみなり only) god of thunder; god of lightning; (3) (かみなり only) anger; fit of anger; (surname, female given name) Rai garjita, thunder, thundering. |
鸓 see styles |
lěi lei3 lei |
More info & calligraphy: Flying Squirrel |
人類 人类 see styles |
rén lèi ren2 lei4 jen lei jinrui じんるい |
More info & calligraphy: Human Race / Humanity / Mankindmankind; humanity human beings |
磊落 see styles |
lěi luò lei3 luo4 lei lo rairaku らいらく |
More info & calligraphy: Open Hearted(noun or adjectival noun) open-hearted |
雷恩 see styles |
léi ēn lei2 en1 lei en |
More info & calligraphy: Reyan |
雷曼 see styles |
léi màn lei2 man4 lei man |
More info & calligraphy: Reemaan |
雷神 see styles |
léi shén lei2 shen2 lei shen raijin らいじん |
More info & calligraphy: God of Thunder(1) god of thunder; (2) {Shinto} Raijin (god of thunder); (place-name) Raijin |
雷諾 雷诺 see styles |
léi nuò lei2 nuo4 lei no |
More info & calligraphy: Renaud |
特雷莎 see styles |
tè léi shā te4 lei2 sha1 t`e lei sha te lei sha |
More info & calligraphy: Tressa |
蕾哈娜 see styles |
lěi hā nà lei3 ha1 na4 lei ha na |
More info & calligraphy: Rhianna |
雷克斯 see styles |
léi kè sī lei2 ke4 si1 lei k`o ssu lei ko ssu |
More info & calligraphy: Rex |
雷蒙德 see styles |
léi méng dé lei2 meng2 de2 lei meng te |
More info & calligraphy: Raymonde |
儡 see styles |
lěi lei3 lei |
used in 傀儡[kui3lei3] |
儽 see styles |
lěi lei3 lei |
lazy; tired out, worn fatigued |
嘞 see styles |
lei lei5 lei |
sentence-final particle similar to 了[le5], but carrying a tone of approval |
塁 see styles |
lěi lei3 lei rui るい |
Japanese variant of 壘|垒 (1) {baseb} base; bag; sack; (2) fortress; stronghold; (male given name) Rui |
壘 垒 see styles |
lěi lei3 lei |
rampart; base (in baseball); to build with stones, bricks etc |
擂 see styles |
lèi lei4 lei |
(bound form) platform for a martial art contest; Taiwan pr. [lei2] |
攂 see styles |
léi lei2 lei |
to beat (old variant of 擂[lei2]) |
樏 see styles |
lěi lei3 lei |
mountain-climbing shoes |
檑 see styles |
léi lei2 lei |
logs rolled down in defense of city |
欙 see styles |
léi lei2 lei |
sedan |
涙 see styles |
lèi lei4 lei rui るい |
Japanese variant of 淚|泪[lei4] (1) tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; (2) sympathy; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; (2) sympathy; (female given name) Rui |
淚 泪 see styles |
lèi lei4 lei rui |
(bound form) tears; teardrops Tears. |
畾 see styles |
léi lei2 lei |
fields divided by dikes |
磊 see styles |
lěi lei3 lei rei / re れい |
lumpy; rock pile; uneven; fig. sincere; open and honest (personal name) Rei |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Lei | 纍 累 | léi / lei2 / lei | ||
Lei | 嫘 | léi / lei2 / lei | ||
Lei | レイ | rei | ||
Thunder | 雷 | rai / kaminari | léi / lei2 / lei | |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
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The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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