thunder

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
雨 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

rain

辟 sound component

  Sound component

  

law

Definitions

 

thunder, crashing thunder; clap of thunder

Most common words with 霹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

霹雳

clap of thunder

霹雳舞

to breakdance

晴天霹雳

thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue

clap of thunder

霹雷

thunderbolt