礌 (léi) - To roll down stones & to hurl or throw down large rocks
礌 · léi
To roll down stones;
to hurl or throw down large rocks;
used in military contexts for defensive tactics involving rolling stones.
To roll down stonesto hurl or throw down large rocksused in military contexts for defensive tactics involving
Usage highlights
Rolling stonesStoneHurl stonesRolling logs and stones
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The soldiers rolled stones down the mountain (礌石).
- Ancient fortifications used stone-rolling defenses (礌木滚石).
- They prepared to hurl rocks at the invaders (礌石).
Collocations
- Rolling stones(礌石)
- Stone-rolling defense(礌石防御)
- Hurl stones(礌石)
- Rolling logs and stones(礌木滚石)
- Stone-throwing tactics(礌石战术)
Idioms
- Rolling stones and boiling oil(礌石滚木)
- Stones and arrows raining down(礌石如雨)
- Defensive rolling stones(守城礌石)
Cultural background
FAQ- Primarily used in ancient Chinese military contexts for defensive warfare.
- Associated with fortification defenses where stones were rolled down from heights against attackers.
- Appears in historical texts describing siege warfare and mountain defenses.