tired; weary; to make tired; to strain
累 changes tone with meaning: lèi is tired, lěi is to pile up or accumulate, and léi survives in set words like 累赘.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级, 四级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
The header marks 会意, while the detailed entry ties the léi reading to 畾 as the sound side over 糸 (the older 纍 stacked three 田); the lěi reading has a separate piled-clod associative account. The modern form is shown as a visual split, with reading-specific history kept limited.
WHOLE CHARACTER
tired; weary; to make tired; to strain
累 changes tone with meaning: lèi is tired, lěi is to pile up or accumulate, and léi survives in set words like 累赘.
The header marks 会意, while the detailed entry ties the léi reading to 畾 as the sound side over 糸 (the older 纍 stacked three 田); the lěi reading has a separate piled-clod associative account. The modern form is shown as a visual split, with reading-specific history kept limited.
UPPER VISUAL PIECE
field; farmland
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.
In 累: upper visual piece A remnant of the stacked-田 sound side in the older 纍; not taught as the word for field.
SILK-THREAD BOTTOM FORM
silk; thread
A standard radical; shown as bound bottom/left forms in 累 and 系.
In 累: silk-thread bottom form A bound bottom form of the silk radical; not taught as a standalone word.
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