累 lèi, lěi — (lèi) tired, weary; to tire out, to wear out; (lěi) to accumulate, to pile up

lèi lěi

2 readings — the first is the most common.

(lèi) tired, weary; to tire out, to wear out; (lěi) to accumulate, to pile up

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拼音

lèi (fourth tone, falling)most common
lěi (third tone, dipping)

(lèi) tired, weary; to tire out, to wear out; (lěi) to accumulate, to pile up

字形拆解

Ideographic description

⿱田糸The sequence reads left to right and describes how the parts are arranged.

田shape partA field in the modern shape, but the older graph has 厽, three lumps of earth piled up — things heaped one on another.
糸meaning partno entry yetSilk thread: the cord that binds a load together, one item strung after another.

Mnemonic

A load piled up and tied with cord — that is the lěi of 积累, to accumulate. Pile enough on a person and you get the reading everybody meets first: lèi, tired out. Note that it works both ways: 我很累 I am tired, but 这个工作很累人 this job wears you out.

A memory aid written by HSK Guide editors. It is not an etymology and does not describe the historical origin of the character.