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11 strokes
Character #682 · The First 1000

lèi

累 lèi meaning: tired

tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard

Also read lěi (to accumulate; continuous)

Strokes
11
Both scripts
累
Poster cell
J25

简 = 繁累 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • láolèi tired
  • jīlěi to accumulate
  • lěijì to calculate the running total
  • liánlei to implicate
  • tuōlěi to encumber
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 累

Write 累 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, lèi, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell J25 · 28 × 36 grid

累 is #682 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 累 mean in English?
累 (lèi) means "tired": tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard.
How do you pronounce 累?
累 is pronounced lèi in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄌㄟˋ. It can also be read lěi (to accumulate; continuous).
How many strokes does 累 have?
累 has 11 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 累 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 累 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 累?
Common words that use 累 include 劳累 (láolèi, tired), 积累 (jīlěi, to accumulate), 累计 (lěijì, to calculate the running total), 连累 (liánlei, to implicate).
How common is 累?
累 is number 682 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell J25 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.