to build with bricks or stones; to pile up

Animated Stroke Order 垒

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Stroke Order Diagrams 垒

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
liǎng
zhī
jūn
duì
zài
biān
jìng
duì
lěi

Two armies are confronting each other at the border.

2
měi
zhōu
dōu
cān
jiā
lěi
qiú
xùn
liàn

She participates in softball training every week.

3
zhè
zuò
bǎo
lěi
jiàn
zhōng
shì

This fortress was built in the Middle Ages.

4
zhè
zuò
bǎo
lěi
hěn
jiān

This fortress is very sturdy.

5
zài
dài
rén
men
jiàn
zào
bǎo
lěi
lái
bǎo

In ancient times, people built fortresses to protect themselves.

6
zhè
ge
tuán
duì
jiù
xiàng
zuò
bǎo
lěi
tuán
jié
zhì
nán
gōng

This team is like a fortress, united and hard to break through.

7
zhè
qiáng
shì
liǎng
jiā
de
lěi

This wall is the barrier between the two families.

8
yán
lěi
yǒu
shí
huì
ài
rén
men
de
jiāo
liú

Language barriers sometimes hinder communication between people.

9
zhè
jiā
gōng
tōng
guò
shù
chuàng
xīn
jiàn
le
qiáng
de
shì
chǎng
lěi

This company has established strong market barriers through technological innovation.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes9
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2126
Zhuyinㄌㄟˇ
Components
UnicodeU+5792
CangjieIIIG
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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