垒 lěi rampart
How to remember 垒: 厶 cocoon + 厶 cocoon + 厶 cocoon + 土 earth = rampart. At the silk farm the kids line up three cocoons on top of the wall of earth they dug and call it their rampart.
Component breakdown
垒 = 厽 + 土 earth
- 厽
- 厶 cocoon
- 厸
- 厶 cocoon
- 厶 cocoon
- 土 earth
At the silk farm the kids line up three cocoons on top of the wall of earth they dug and call it their rampart.
How it is used
- A defensive wall/rampart: 堡垒 (bǎolěi) fortress, 壁垒 (bìlěi) barrier/barricade - 贸易壁垒 (màoyì bìlěi) trade barriers.
- Also 'base' in baseball: 本垒打 (běnlěidǎ) a home run.