| 擂 | |||
| rub, grind; grind with a mortar and pestle; triturate | |||
| Radical | 手扌才 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 13 | Total Strokes | 16 |
| Mandarin reading | leí leì leī | Cantonese reading | leoi4 |
| Japanese on reading | rai | Japanese kun reading | suru |
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| 擂台 | [ leì taí ] elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held, arena, ring |
| 擂台赛 | [ leì taí saì ] single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated) |
| 擂鼓鸣金 | [ leí gǔ míng jīn ] to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat, to egg people on or to call them back |
| ⇒ 打擂台 | [ dǎ leì taí ] (old) to fight on the leitai, (fig.) to enter a contest |