lěi

handle of plow

Pictograph of a farming tool used to make furrows in the ground.

Evolution

耒 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
耒 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
耒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
耒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

lěi

handle of plow; plow; rad. 127

Most common words with 耒
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Meaning

plow

耒阳

Leiyang county level city in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Héng​yáng], Hunan

耒阳市

Leiyang county level city in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Héng​yáng], Hunan

耒耜

plow

Component uses

Meaning component in 17 characters (1 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)