霹

pī

used in pī lì and 霹雷 pī léi

Radical: 雨 Strokes: 21

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Less common

Same radical

雨雪露雷霜霞震雾零霸霍霄

Same radical

雨雪露雷霜霞震雾零霸霍霄霉需霭

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Character Decomposition

霹=雨+辟

Etymology

rain

Meanings

used in pī lì and 霹雷 pī léi

pī

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Words with 霹 25 total

thunderbolt霹雷pī léi Perak (state of Malaysia)霹雳Pī lì to breakdance; breakdancing霹雳舞pī lì wǔ lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom) · fig. a bolt from the blue晴天霹雳qíng tiān pī lì lightning and thunder列缺霹雳liè quē pī lì (lit.) thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom) · (fig.) a bolt from the blue青天霹雳qīng tiān pī lì

Idioms with 霹 2 total Chain

(lit.) thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom) · (fig.) a bolt from the blue青天霹雳qīng tiān pī lì lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom) · fig. a bolt from the blue晴天霹雳qíng tiān pī lì

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