According to Kung Fu Magazine, the Chinese character '' (in Mandarin lèi or léi) combines the word for "thunder" (léi 雷) with the radical for "hand" (shǒu 手). It can mean, "to give an open challenge." But taken literally, it means to "beat (a drum)".
According to Kung Fu Magazine, the Chinese character '' (in Mandarin lèi or léi) combines the word for "thunder" (léi 雷) with the radical for "hand" (shǒu 手). It can mean, "to give an open challenge." But literally, it means to "beat a drum".