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壘

简垒 · 繁壘

Mandarin · pinyin lěi

rampart
base (in baseball)
to build with stones, bricks etc

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壘: Look up this written character
垒: lěi · rampart, military wall

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3 · lei3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

leoi4 · leoi5 · leot6

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character · Etymology 1

rampart; military wall
(baseball) base
to pile up

character · Etymology 2

only used in 鬱壘／郁垒 (Yùlǜ)

character · Etymology 3

used in 磈壘／磈垒
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 纍 /累 (léi)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 蘲 (léi)

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