| thunder | like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (雷同) |
雷 | 同 | |
In ancient China it was believed that all living things would respond when thunder struck. From this came the extended meaning "to echo what others say".
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 雷 | 同 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 灰 (42) | 東 (1) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 魯回切 | 徒紅切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/luʌi/ | /duŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/luoi/ | /duŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/luɒi/ | /duŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/lwəj/ | /dəwŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/luᴀi/ | /duŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/luɒi/ | /duŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/luɑ̆i/ | /dʱuŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
léi | tóng |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 雷 | 同 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
léi | tóng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ lwoj › | ‹ duwng › |
| Old Chinese |
/*C.rˁuj/ | /*lˁoŋ/ |
| English | thunder | together, join |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 雷 | 同 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 7707 | 12446 |
| Phonetic component |
畾 | 同 |
| Rime group |
微 | 東 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
雷 | 同 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ruːl/ | /*doːŋ/ |
| Notes | 甲金文象有節筒管與口協合， 如此方能音律諧和， 爲筒（簫）初文 | |