雷达
Old HSK 6
雷达 (léidá) · radar
雷达 (léidá) means “radar”. It is written with 2 characters: 雷 (thunder) + 达 (to reach). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 雷达 is built
The characters
雷 léi · thunder
What 雷 is made of
- 雨yǔ — rain
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A storm 雨 over the fields 田 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
达 dá · to reach
What 达 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 大 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
机场用雷达监视飞机。Jīchǎng yòng léidá jiānshì fēijī.Airports use radar to track planes.
这艘船上装有雷达。Zhè sōu chuán shàng zhuāng yǒu léidá.This ship is fitted with radar.
Questions about 雷达
What does 雷达 mean?
雷达 (léidá) means “radar”.
How do you pronounce 雷达?
雷达 is pronounced léidá.
Which HSK level is 雷达?
雷达 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 打雷dǎléito thunder
- 雷léithunder
- 表达biǎodáto express
- 达到dádàoto reach
- 到达dàodáto arrive
- 发达fādádeveloped
- 传达chuándáto convey
- 达成dáchéngto reach (an agreement)
- 抵达dǐdáto arrive
- 转达zhuǎndáto pass on
Learn 雷达 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 113: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.