蕾 lěi flower bud
How to remember 蕾: 艹 grass + 雷 thunder = flower bud. The girl runs barefoot over the wet grass after a night of thunder to see if her rose kept its first flower bud.
Component breakdown
蕾 = 艹 grass + 雷 thunder
- 艹 grass
- 雷 thunder
The girl runs barefoot over the wet grass after a night of thunder to see if her rose kept its first flower bud.
How it is used
- 'Flower bud' - 花蕾 (huālěi) a bud, 蓓蕾 (bèilěi) buds about to open.
- Also a transliteration syllable in 芭蕾 (bālěi, ballet) and 蕾丝 (lěisī, lace) - there it carries no botanical meaning.