lěi

rampart

Components
畾 sound component

  Sound component

léi

  

fields divided by dikes

土 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

earth

earth

Evolution

壘 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
壘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
壘 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
壘 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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lěi

rampart, military wall; rampart; base (in baseball); to build with stones, bricks etc

Most common words with 壘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

rampart

堡垒

fort

壁垒

rampart

垒球

softball

对垒

to face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc)