累
lèi
HSK 5
#1,321 most
frequent character
tired, weary, to strain, to wear out
adjective
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
累 has 糸 silk threads as the meaning part and 田 as an empty part that was once 畾, the sound part. The first sense was 'to sew together'. Read lèi, 'tired; overworked' was borrowed for its sound. Read lěi, it grew to 'to accumulate, amass' and 'to involve someone'; read léi, to 'to tie together' and 'rope, line'.
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Example Sentences
我今天很累。
wǒ jīntiān hěn léi 。
I am very tired today.
他工作了很长时间，现在感到累了。
tā gōngzuò le hěn cháng shíjiān ， xiànzài gǎndào léile 。
He has worked for a long time and now feels tired.
如果你太累了，可以休息一下。
rúguǒ nǐ tài léile ， kěyǐ xiūxī yīxià 。
If you are too tired, you can take a rest.
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