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The character 雷, representing thunder, is structured with the semantic component 雨 (rain) positioned above 田 (field), a form consistent in its traditional iteration. Etymologically, the 田 element originally functioned to depict the rolling sound of thunder, though it later stabilized as a phonetic indicator within the compound. Over time, the character's primary meaning has remained tied to the meteorological event, while also acquiring verbal applications such as "to thunder" and adjectival uses conveying intensity or loudness in compound words.
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雷声很大。
今天下午可能会打雷。
雷电交加的夜晚很可怕。
汽车的雷达系统很先进。
士兵小心地排除了地雷。
天气预报说晚上有雷雨。
抗日战争中使用了手雷。
这两篇论文有雷同之处。