垒 meaning and stroke order
Rampart; base (in baseball)
How to write 垒, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 垒
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- rampart
- base (in baseball)
- to build with stones, bricks etc
How 垒 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Earth.
土 gives the meaning and 厽 hints at the sound.
Radical: 土 (soil), shared by 183 characters on this site.
How to remember 垒
The top part 厽 looks like three small stones stacked up, and 土 (tǔ) below means earth. Picture piling stones on top of earth to build a wall or rampart.
垒 (lěi) appears in military words like 堡垒 (bǎolěi, fort) and in baseball terms like 本垒 (běnlěi, home plate). As a verb it means to build something by stacking stones or bricks. Example: 他用石头垒了一道墙。 (Tā yòng shítou lěi le yí dào qiáng.) He built a wall out of stones.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 垒 (lěi) with 累 (lèi, tired; lěi, to pile up), which shares the same sound but has 田 and 糸 instead of 厽 and 土. Also remember the tone is third, lěi, not fourth.
Common words with 垒
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
垒 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 垒
How many strokes are in 垒?
垒 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 垒 mean?
垒 (lěi) means rampart; base (in baseball). A common word with it is 堡垒 (bǎolěi), meaning "fort".
How do you pronounce 垒?
垒 is pronounced lěi, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 垒?
The radical of 垒 is 土, which carries the idea of "soil". Dictionaries list 垒 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 垒?
The traditional form of 垒 is 壘. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 垒 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 垒 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 垒 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 全垒打 and 本垒打?
Both mean a home run in baseball. 全垒打 (quánlěidǎ) is common in Taiwan, while 本垒打 (běnlěidǎ) is the usual term in mainland China.
What does the idiom 两军对垒 mean?
两军对垒 (liǎng jūn duì lěi) means two armies facing each other from their ramparts. It is also used for two teams or sides in a tense contest.