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累léi

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累

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Shuowen

累. The image of a net (the silk radical 糸) used to catch, with the phonetic component 田 indicating the sound. In oracle bone script the character depicted a net, signifying to trap or bind, later extended to mean accumulate as a net gathers prey. The modern sense of being weary comes from the feeling of being entangled or weighed down.

Pinyin

léi· HSK 1